The narrow defeat is very unfortunate for SC Verl. Despite a fighting appearance and four goals of their own, they are without points and are still in the middle of the relegation battle. Leader Magdeburg collects three important points in the race for promotion.
Early lead for ex
SC Verl, threatened with relegation, made a courageous start against the leaders from Magdeburg and surprisingly took the lead. Berlinski staged Akono with a remarkable pass into the interface. The Loser striker appeared free in front of the visitors’ goal and, with a bit of luck, pushed the ball through the legs of Magdeburg goalkeeper Reimann to make it 1-0 (6th).
After that, the favored guests from Magdeburg took more and more control of the game and finally equalized: Verl goalkeeper Thiede blocked a shot from Krempicki, but the ball landed directly at Magdeburg’s Schuler. He only had to push in from five meters to make it 1-1 (18th).
Magdeburg misses top chances
With the equalizer, the balance of power on the pitch changed more and more. The guests from Magdeburg had several top chances and finally turned the game around. Tobias Müller headed in from a corner to make it 2-1 for the guests (32nd). SC Verl was lucky to go into the break just one goal down. Conteh (38th and 43rd) and Atik (28th) missed several good chances.
Even after the break, the guests were initially the game-determining team. Shortly after the restart, Magdeburg took a 3-1 lead. After a solo by Atik, Condé scored, straddling the ball from close range (51). The game seemed decided after that, and the guests kept creating dangerous scoring opportunities.
Four goals in eight minutes
But a cheeky action by Berlinsiki brought Verl back into play. Magdeburg goalkeeper Reimann took too much time. Berlinski took advantage of that, the loser tipped the ball from Reimann’s foot into the goal to make it 2-3 (56′). Just two minutes later, Petkov equalized with a remarkable long-range shot from 20 meters (58′).
The goal spectacle continued even after the double strike. After a chain of errors in the Verler defense, Obermair put Magdeburg back in the lead (61′), before Berlinski scored his second goal to equalize 4-4 (64).
After that, both teams took things a little easier, but there were always good chances for both sides. Shortly before the end, Ito got the ball in the penalty area, had too much space and put the ball into the goal from ten meters to give Magdeburg a 5-4 win (88th).
Verl against Saarbrücken, Magdeburg receives Zwickau
For the SC ext it continues next Saturday at 1. FC Saarbrücken (2:00 p.m.). Magdeburg meets Zwickau on Sunday (2:00 p.m.).