Fortuna Düsseldorf can win home games again. However, there was hardly any resistance against Eintracht Braunschweig.
Fortuna Düsseldorf had not been able to win the last four home games. This negative series ended furiously against Eintracht Braunschweig. The Rhinelanders deservedly defeated coach Daniel Scherning’s team 5-0 (3-0) after a spectacular opening phase.
While coach Daniel Thioune’s team can now focus on the promotion places again, Braunschweiger Eintracht first has to digest this depressing defeat. The pressure on coach Scherning is unlikely to ease after his team’s anemic performance.
Furious Düsseldorfers
The Düsseldorf team started powerfully from the start. Düsseldorf could have taken the lead after just two minutes, but Emmanuel Iyoha missed the Braunschweig goal by just centimeters with a shot. Two minutes later the time had come – and the start of a Braunschweig dismantling.
Once again Iyoha prevailed against Eintracht right-back Fabio Kaufmann, who was completely overwhelmed that day, and Dawid Kownacki used the cross from close range unchallenged to make it 1-0 (4th).
The brilliant Fortuna initial phase began. After Shinta Appelkamp’s pass in front of the Braunschweig goal, the completely free Isak Johannesson only had to push in from twelve meters to make it 2-0 (9th). The Eintracht players once again just watched their opponents’ activities with indifference.
Disastrous Braunschweigers
And according to the motto: All good things come in threes, the Düsseldorfers continued. Marcel Sobottka crossed from the right side, Kownacki just had to hold his head in the middle and make it 3-0 (11th). Fortuna only needed 6 minutes and 32 seconds to gain this comfortable lead.
The Braunschweig debacle could no longer be prevented. With sustained Düsseldorf precision, the lead could have been significantly higher in a very short space of time. It was a largely disastrous performance from Scherning’s team in the first half – against an extremely inspired Fortune.
Bell Bell with Eintracht’s first chance
Düsseldorf’s dominance continued into the second half. Johannesson, Sobottka, Valgeir Lunddal, Appelkamp and a few more all had good opportunities, but missed them.
At least Eintracht managed to keep the game a little away from their own goal. Leon Bell Bell even had the first big chance to score, but Fortuna goalkeeper Florian Kastenmeier (56th) was able to thwart it.
Fortuna attacker Johannesson did better again, making it 4-0 (69th) after a fine deep pass from Appelkamp. Shortly before the end, Dzenan Pejcinovic made the final score 5-0 (87th).
Düsseldorf against Schalke, Braunschweig against Elversberg
Düsseldorf travels to FC Schalke 04 on matchday 16 (December 15th, 1:30 p.m.). At the same time, Braunschweig has to play against SV Elversberg.