FC St. Pauli remains the team of the hour in the 2nd Bundesliga. With the fourth win in a row, the club has not lost a point since changing coaches. In the duel of the winless, Hannover and Regensburg can’t find a winner, while Düsseldorf’s dreams of promotion are fading.
SpVgg Greuther Furth – Fortuna Dusseldorf 2: 1 (1: 0)
Fortuna Düsseldorf suffered a setback in the fight for promotion to the 2nd Bundesliga. Coach Daniel Thioune’s team lost 2-1 (0-1) at SpVgg Greuther Fürth and is 32 points behind SC Paderborn, who are currently third in the table.
Ragnar Ache (28th/57th) scored twice for the cloverleaves (26), who won their seventh home game against Fortuna in a row and collected important points for staying up in the league. Kristoffer Peterson (67th) shortened the lead for Düsseldorf, who were outnumbered by Jordy de Wijs (90th 4) after a yellow card. The Dutchman only came on in the 88th minute, then saw a yellow card after a foul – and apparently complained so vehemently that referee Marco Fritz sent him off a few seconds later.
In front of 9804 fans in the Ronhof, both teams acted rather cautiously with little risk at the beginning. But then the hosts showed more bite. After a cross from Max Christiansen, Eintracht loaned Ache with a head. The Fürth goal streak continued: In the 19th second division game in a row, the Franconians scored at least one goal.
Shinta Appelkamp (43rd) missed the chance to equalize just before the break. Even after the change of sides, the Fürth team initially presented themselves more alert and effective. Ache delighted the home fans again with a nice volley and scored his fifth goal of the season before substitute Peterson caused excitement again.
1. FC Magdeburg – FC St. Pauli 1:2 (1:0)
FC St. Pauli continued its triumphal march under coach Fabian Hürzeler. The Millerntor team won 2-1 (0-1) against newly promoted 1. FC Magdeburg and celebrated their fourth three-pointer in a row under the 29-year-old coach. Baris Atik (39′) gave Magdeburg the lead, but Jackson Irvine (74′) and Jakov Medic (88′) turned the game around.
Hamburg conceded the first goal against Hürzeler through Atik’s goal in the fourth game. In the relegation battle, FCM lost another encounter after the last four points from two games. The guests were more powerful and dangerous in their attacking actions in the early stages. The Magdeburgers needed a quarter of an hour to get up to speed. Then Moritz Kwarteng had the home side’s first good opportunity, but goalkeeper Nikola Vasilj defused it.
SSV Jahn Regensburg – Hannover 96 1:1 (1:0)
The negative series from Jahn Regensburg and Hannover 96 continue to exist. In a direct duel there was a 1:1 (1:0), whereby the Oberpfälzer get a point after four defeats in a row. The Lower Saxony, who had lost all three games in the new year, were able to win a point again.
During the Jahn as Table-17. is still in a relegation zone, the Hanoverians are ninth in the ranking with 29 points. Sarpreet Singh (15th) put the hosts ahead after a blatant mistake by Hanover’s Bright Arrey-Mbi. 96 equalized through Cedric Teuchert (88th). Hanover’s ex-national goalkeeper Ron Robert Zieler had fended off a penalty kick from Andreas Albers (55th).
A varied encounter developed from the start, in which both teams were able to create a number of chances. The defenses were always the center of attention. There were always respectable ball relays and combinations. In the 41st minute, 96 goalkeeper Ron-Robert Zieler had to use all his skills to counter a Konrad Faber shot.
