FCM celebrated a hard-fought 2-1 (1-1) win against the Saarlanders on matchday 24. Magdeburg’s top scorer Baris Atik (13th) was responsible for the 1-0 with his twelfth goal of the season, but Julian Günther-Schmidt (32nd) was able to equalize for Saarbrücken in the first half.
Conteh scores the winning goal
The lightning-fast Sirlord Conteh (47th) shot the hosts back into the lead and victory. However, the visitors were close to equalizing in the closing stages. With 54 points, Magdeburg, the winner of the 1974 European Cup, clearly leads the rankings.