The pursuit duel of the 2nd Bundesliga goes to Fortuna Düsseldorf, but after extensive video study. Jahn Regensburg experiences a severe home defeat against Hansa Rostock, while Kaiserslautern and Nuremberg can only start playing football with a delay.
Holstein Kiel – Fortuna Dusseldorf 1: 2 (0: 1)
Fortuna Düsseldorf keeps an eye on the promotion places in the 2nd Bundesliga. Coach Daniel Thioune’s team won the entertaining duel against Holstein Kiel 2-1 (1-0) on matchday 14 and climbed to fifth place with 23 points. Shinta Appelkamp (42nd) and Dawid Kownacki (82nd, penalty after video evidence) scored for Fortuna, who celebrated the second away three in a row. Captain Marcel Sobottka saw the yellow-red card in the final phase for repeated foul play (90.3). Top scorer Steven Skrzybski (70th) equalized for Kiel (20), who had been unbeaten for four games and are currently at the bottom of the top half of the table.
Both sides had good chances in a rapid initial phase: Kiel through Skrzybski (6th), Emmanuel Iyoha (9th) missed the lead for Düsseldorf. Tim Schreiber, who replaced the sick Thomas Dähne as keeper, was immediately busy in goal for the Storks.
Because Fortuna simply developed more goal danger than Kiel. Shortly before the break, Appelkamp converted that into a lead for the guests after some good preliminary work by Kristoffer Peterson. After the change of sides, the North Germans took over the command and pressed for the equalizer. Skrzybski scored that with his tenth goal of the season before Kownacki kept his nerve from the point. However, several minutes elapsed between the foul and the execution before the team of referees subsequently punished Hauke ??Wahl’s kick on Kownacki’s foot.
1. FC Kaiserslautern – 1. FC Nuremberg 0-0
Newcomers 1. FC Kaiserslautern remain in the secure middle of the table, 1. FC Nürnberg also under their new coach Markus Weinzierl near the relegation zone. In the duel between the founding members of the Bundesliga on the Betzenberg, there was a lot of fighting and emotions, but no goals. The Red Devils, who were closer to a win, can live better with the zero number: they are currently in seventh place with 20 points, the club is only two points away from the relegation place with five points fewer.
Because not all 46,895 spectators were in their seats in the Fritz Walter Stadium on time, the traditional duel started ten minutes late. The strong hosts got off to a better start and had the only chances to score in the first half: after Julian Niehues’ shot, Lino Tempelmann saved on the line for his goalkeeper Christian Mathenia, who had already been beaten (13′), then Marlon Ritter just missed the target ( 27.).
The club, stable on defense, remained completely harmless in attack. Lautern was also more dangerous after the break: Kenny Redondo (51′) failed after a clever pass from Terrence Boyd, as did Mathenia, as did Boyd himself (68′) and Philipp Klement (71′). The hosts were closest to scoring the winning goal when referee Michael Bacher whistled for a hand penalty (80′). After viewing the video images, however, he withdrew the decision because it was the hand of a Lauterer.
SSV Jahn Regensburg – Hansa Rostock 0:3 (0:2)
Thanks to a brace from right winger Kai Pröger, Hansa Rostock scored an important threesome and gained some air in the table basement. After four league games without a win, the North Germans prevailed 3-0 (2-0) at Jahn Regensburg and edged up to one point to the Upper Palatinate.
In warm autumnal temperatures in front of 10,380 spectators, the guests quickly took the lead thanks to the lively Pröger (7th/26th). As a result, Regensburg made an effort. But Joshua Mees (16th), Charalambos Makridis (44th) and Andreas Albers (53rd) missed promising chances. Then Jahn central defender Jan Elvedi unhappily deflected a cross from Rostock’s Svante Ingelsson (63rd) into his own goal – the decision.
With six new players in the starting XI, Hansa got into the game well and was rewarded thanks to the double packer Pröger, who first threw the ball into the goal net with his left foot and then with his right foot. Regensburg, who have to be without captain Benedikt Gimber for several weeks due to injury, wanted to reply but missed the important goal before the half-time whistle. Then there was bad luck: first top scorer Albers only hit the wood before the twin brother of Gladbach’s central defender Nico Elvedi scored an own goal.
