The dismissal of coach Dirk Schuster did not help 1. FC Kaiserslautern turn things around.
Under the direction of interim coach Niklas Martin, the Red Devils lost 1:4 (1:1) at 1. FC Magdeburg and suffered their fourth defeat in a row. Dimitrios Grammozis is now supposed to stop the decline: According to information from several media outlets, the former Lauterer Spiel will sign a contract on Sunday.
In a lively second division game, the guests initially fell behind thanks to Luc Castaignos’ goal (17th), but they didn’t let that shake them: Terrence Boyd equalized just a little later (25th). The Lauterers, who had only picked up one point from the previous five games, seemed a little livelier afterwards.
After Herbert Bockhorn’s 2-1 win for Magdeburg (51st), coach Christian Titz’s team was better. Connor Krempicki (75th) made everything clear, Cristiano Piccini scored the final point with a converted penalty kick (86th).
It initially remained unclear whether Lautern’s interim coach Martin would still be on the bench in the DFB Cup game against 1. FC Nürnberg on Tuesday. “We don’t comment on names and rumors. I can’t say what will happen next, we won’t let ourselves be carried away,” said sports director Thomas Hengen before the game on Sky. What can be said with certainty: Grammozis was under contract at Kaiserslautern as a player from 2000 to 2005, most recently as a coach and at Schalke 04 until last summer.