2nd Bundesliga: FCK gets a last-minute point at VfL Osnabrück

Draw in Elversberg

A week after the 2-1 win against Hamburger SV, VfL Osnabrück narrowly missed the next surprise in the 2nd Bundesliga. After a long lead against 1. FC Kaiserslautern on Sunday, the promoted team ultimately had to settle for a 2-2 (2-1) draw and thus remains bottom of the table. 1. FC Nürnberg has now ended its negative streak and made it to eighth place. The Franconians defeated 1. FC Magdeburg 1-0 (0-0). Newcomer SV 07 Elversberg remained undefeated in the fourth game after three successes in a row, but had to be content with sharing points in the 1:1 (1:1) draw against SpVgg Greuther Fürth.

Two penalties missed: FCK still gets a point at VfL Osnabrück

1. FC Kaiserslautern missed out on the promotion relegation place, but still managed to score a point at VfL Osnabrück with a late goal in stoppage time despite missing two penalties. The Palatinate team fought to a 2:2 (1:2) draw against the promoted team. In front of 15,741 fans in the sold-out stadium at the Bremer Brücke, Erik Engelhardt (17th minute) and Mickaël Cuisance (37th, penalty kick) gave the hosts the lead. Julian Niehues (45+2) and Boris Tomiak (90+8) scored for the guests.

In a thrilling second division game, the guests initially had a great chance to take the lead. But Kevin Kraus failed with a penalty kick past the Osnabrück goalkeeper Lennart Grill, who also parried the follow-up shot (15th). Instead, VfL took the lead, somewhat surprisingly. After a fine pass from Jannes Wulff, Engelhardt was there. The purple-whites now became more confident and increased their lead to 2-0 thanks to a penalty kick converted by Cuisance.

Kaiserslautern looked shocked for a moment, but then scored through Niehues in stoppage time in the first half. After the break, the Palatinate team pushed for an equalizer, but missed numerous good chances. It was only in the eighth minute of stoppage time that the score was 2-2 because Oumar Diakhité, who was badly injured but continued to play, deflected a ball from Tomiak unstoppable for the outstanding Grill. The VfL goalkeeper had previously saved a penalty from Terrence Boyd (90+5).

Joker Lohkemper lets 1. FC Nürnberg celebrate against 1. FC Magdeburg

Thanks to Joker Felix Lohkemper, 1. FC Nürnberg has moved into the top positions. With the well-deserved 1-0 (0-0) win against 1. FC Magdeburg after half-time, the traditional Franconian club reduced the gap to third place in the table to just three points.

In front of 33,106 fans on Sunday, Lohkemper, who had been substituted just seconds earlier, headed in a cross from Jan Gyamerah in the 46th minute. A supposed counter-attack goal by Benjamin Goller (66th) did not count after the video referee was called in because of a previous handball. Thanks to their first win since the end of August, Nuremberg drew level with Magdeburg on points (12).

In the first half, the Franks had significant problems with the visitors’ pressing and their clever distribution of space. Coach Christian Titz’s team still didn’t have any compelling chances to score. After the break, Nuremberg’s coach Cristian Fiél brought in the former Magdeburg player Lohkemper – it was like an initial spark with opportunities almost every minute.

The Nuremberg team, who started without youngster Can Uzun, now came up trumps with quick passes to the front. However, they missed further goals from Lohkemper (52nd) or Benjamin Goller (54th) as well as the constantly running Kanji Okunuki.

1-1 against Greuther Fürth: SV Elversberg unbeaten in the fourth game

Newly promoted SV Elversberg remains unbeaten in the fourth game in a row. Coach Horst Steffen’s team played 1:1 (1:1) against SpVgg Greuther Fürth on Sunday and ended the eighth matchday in tenth place. Manuel Feil (9th minute) had put the Saarlanders in the lead. Branimir Hrgota (14th) equalized for the guests, who were 13th in the table. continue to wait for the first away win.

In the first competitive match between the two clubs, Elversberg got off to the perfect start in front of 8,042 fans in the Kaiserlinde stadium. The first dangerous attack was a direct fit. With a little luck, a cross from Jannik Rochelt landed at Feil, who only had to shoot in front of keeper Jonas Urbig. Hrgota’s answer from Fürth didn’t take long to arrive, however, just five minutes later he scored the deserved 1-1 with his fourth goal of the season. The game then remained even. In particular, a hand penalty for the game association that was not given by the video referee caused discussions.

After halftime, the Elversberg team came out of the locker room with new courage and self-confidence. The newcomers exerted more pressure and had chances, while the Fürth team lost some of the flow of the game. Lukas Petkov took the lead in the 87th minute, but the guests had to settle for a point.

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