28th matchday
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Led by the outstanding Turbo dribbler and goal scorer Jean-Luc Dompé, Hamburger SV has stormed to the top of the 2nd Bundesliga at the 1st FC Nürnberg. The return to the German top league moves closer to the Hansliga descent for the Hanseatic League after 3: 0 (2-0) in the duel of the traditional clubs.
In front of 47,300 spectators in the Max Morlock Stadium everything went ideal for the guests, while for the FCN team from coach Miroslav Klose everything went wrong in the initial phase. Raphael Lubach unhappily steered a shot from Dompé in the 8th minute into his own goal. The strong Frenchman played opponent Tim Janisch several times and after a double pass with Ludovit Reis also scored 2-0 in the 37th minute.
In the final phase, Robert Glatzel provided the final score with a header (84th). It was also decisive for the game that Nuremberg’s striker Janis, after a rough kick against the calf by Daniel Elfadli, saw the red card early (16.). It was controversial that referee Timo Gerach had only shown yellow.
Outnumbered in the back: Fortuna Düsseldorf wins against Münster
A Dawid Kownacki header gave Fortuna Düsseldorf new hope in the promotion race and enlarged relegation worries near Prussia Münster. With his eleventh goal of the season (15th), the striker scored the decisive goal in 1-0 (1-0) against the promoted from Westphalia. After a red card against Myron van Brederode (69.), the home side had to outnumber in the last 20 minutes.
Due to the victory, the team of coach Daniel Thioune temporarily moved to fifth place and, with 44 points, is initially only two points behind the relegation place. Münster under coach Sascha Hildmann remains as table-15. deep in the relegation battle and is only above the line thanks to the better goal difference.
Darmstadt 98 with three points against Fürth
SV Darmstadt 98 took a big step towards the class with a home win against SpVgg Greuther Fürth. The lilies won 1-0 (0-0) at home and are therefore seven points ahead of the relegation place even after the 28th matchday.
The Darmstadt residents have now passed the francs with the princes and in the table due to the better goal difference. The Swede Isac Lidberg scored the winning goal for the home side in front of 16,820 spectators in the 79th minute.