In the 2nd Bundesliga, 1. FC Nürnberg scored a point against a minimalist Karlsruher SC thanks to a late penalty. Previously, FCN had only scored twice from an offside position.
On Saturday (04/08/2023) Nuremberg and KSC parted with 1: 1 (0: 1). Mikkel Kaufmann scored the opening goal for the guests (26th). Kwadwo Duah caused a collective sigh of relief in Nuremberg with his converted penalty kick (90+4). Karlsruhe’s Marcel Franke had seen yellow-red for the previous foul on Christoph Daferner.
Due to the bankruptcy, Nuremberg slipped down to 14th place (29 points) in the table, only three points ahead of the relegation rank that Jahn Regensburg occupied. Karlsruhe is now in eighth place with 38 points.
Nuremberg is working hard, KSC efficiently
The hosts got off to a good start and had more possession. The FCN managed to put pressure on the Karlsruhe team from time to time. Nuremberg suddenly celebrated a supposed goal by Kwadwo Duah, which was ruled out due to an offside position (10′).
Coach Dieter Hecking’s team was actually closer to the lead for a long time, but KSC secured it out of nowhere with their first own opportunity. Jens Castrop lost the ball on the sidelines against Marvin Wanitzek, who initiated the counterattack, which Kaufmann completed after a nice move.
James Lawrence almost equalized in the short urge of the defiant FCN before the break, but his header was cleared by Wanitzek on the line (42nd).
KSC trembles: Duah offside again
Mirroring the balance of power in the first half, things continued after the restart. Because at first only KSC played, set promising accents on the offensive, but was not compelling enough.
Although Nuremberg remained challenged with almost 60 percent of the ball possession shares, they often acted unimaginatively and imprecisely against compact Karlsruhers. The quality of the game flattened out on both sides. Significant: Castrop ruthlessly tackled Paul Nebel, but he was still well served with a yellow card (71st).
But Nuremberg had the clearly better chances in the final phase. Bitter: Duah initially scored his second offside goal of the day (86′). But then Nuremberg could still celebrate because Duah stayed ice cold from the point.
Nuremberg in Kiel, KSC welcomes Bielefeld
On Matchday 28, 1. FC Nürnberg is a guest at Holstein Kiel (Saturday, 1 p.m.). And Karlsruher SC welcomes Arminia Bielefeld (Sunday, 1.30 p.m.).