With the second win in the third game under coach Dieter Hecking against Eintracht Braunschweig, 1. FC Nuremberg has gained some breathing room in the relegation battle of the 2nd Bundesliga. The “Club” beat Eintracht 2-0 (0-0) on Friday evening (03/10/2023).
The first goal scorer of the evening was Florian Hübner (69th minute). A little later, Jan Gyamerah increased (81st). After this success, the Franconians climbed to eleventh place in the table, while the Braunschweig team got stuck in 15th place with 22 points – just two points away from last place.
“I was completely satisfied with what the team offered today”Hecking said after the game on the Sportschau microphone about his team, “How she withstood the pressure, how she didn’t let herself be upset. That’s the development I want to see.” His Braunschweig colleague Michael Schiele said: “It’s bitter that the game is steered in a certain direction by a set piece. But over 90 minutes that wasn’t enough.”
Eintracht with a good start
The guests from Lower Saxony made a very promising start to this game. But Nuremberg countered early on and missed the first big chance to take the lead when they counterattacked (Kwadwo Duah, 8th minute). A long-range shot by Lino Tempelmann just missed the target (latte, 15′).
Braunschweig needed up to the 33rd minute to score the first goal: Lion Lauberbach took a powerful shot from the right from a tight angle, but Vindahl Jensen in the home team’s box raised his fists and defused. As a result, Braunschweig acted more purposefully, but remained harmless.
Hübner scores for the first time in four years – Gyamerah shines
Deep in the second half, it was Hübner who headed a Taylan Duman free-kick from the right to give the hosts the lead. It was Hübner’s first competitive goal in more than four years.
A good ten minutes before the end of the game, Gyamerah shone when he scored Nuremberg’s second goal with a strong attack from midfield in a central position and a powerful shot from around 18 meters and sealed the victory for the “clubbers”.
Nuremberg opens against Bielefeld
At the start of the 25th matchday, Nuremberg will play against their competitor Bielefeld for important points in the relegation battle (Friday, March 17th, 2023 at 6.30 p.m.). Braunschweig receives Hannover 96 two days later (1.30 p.m.).