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The 1. FC Kaiserslautern is a new third in the table of the 2nd Bundesliga with 46 points and has shortened the gap to three points to three points. The team of coach Markus start defeated Fortuna Düsseldorf 3-1 (1-0) on the 27th matchday Fortuna Düsseldorf. The young replacement goalkeeper Simon Simoni was particularly praise.
In front of 48,279 spectators in the Fritz-Walter Stadium, Kaiserslautern was the clearly superior team against the substitute weakened guests before the break, played out a lot of good opportunities and captain Marlon Ritter already scored 1-0 in the 14th minute. The narrow half -time lead of the FCK was flattering for Düsseldorf.
The team of coach Daniel Thioune had remained completely without a chance to score before the break, but was greatly improved with the restart. In the 60th minute it was Tim Oberdorf who marked the 1-1 deserved at that time. But Kaiserslautern struck again, because Ragnar Ache succeeded 2-1 in the 73rd minute. Luca Sirch made the 3-1 final score after a counterattack in added time (90.+3).
1. FC Kaiserslautern: Much praise after the starting eleven debut by keeper Simon Simoni
Kaiserslautern coach at the beginning was satisfied with his team two weeks after the 3: 5 at SC Paderborn. Especially for the performance of Simoni, who replaced the injured regular goalkeeper Julian Krahl, there was praise: “He is 20 years old, I think he did it very well, he also had a good charisma.” Center defender Jan Elvedi joined: “He did it very calmly, as we trained. I told him that he made a great game. He broadcast calm and had a broadcast. That was incredibly good for us.”
Simoni himself, who has been borrowed from Eintracht Frankfurt and only played his fourth game in the professional area, said: “I am very happy that I could celebrate my debut (from the beginning; i.e. red.). And then in such a crazy atmosphere. That was fantastic for me. very supported.