In view of the terrible events at a Magdeburg Christmas market 1. FC Magdeburg’s victory at Fortuna Düsseldorf has faded into the background. There was horror and silence in the stadium. The guests won 5:2 (1:2).
Isak Johannesson equalized for the hosts after a quarter of an hour after Martijn Kaars had put Magdeburg in front (11th). Shortly before the break, Tim Rossmann gave the Fortunes the lead. After the break, Baris Atik (67th) equalized before Kaars gave the visitors another lead (70th). Mo El Hankouri and Philipp Hercher shot the guests to victory late on (87th + 90th + 4th).
Magdeburg’s good start
Magdeburg’s opening goal had been announced: First, Florian Kastenmeier had to clear the home team’s goal twice in the eighth minute against Philipp Hercher (25-meter shot) and Bryan Teixeira (follow-up shot from five meters), only a few seconds later Keeper then powerless. Silas Gnaka put the ball on the right of the 16 to Teixeira, who crossed sharply inwards from there. Kaars ran perfectly into position and maneuvered the ball into the goal with a flying slide.
And the Saxony-Anhalt team came close to increasing the score quickly: after a foul on Baris Atik, the fouled man circled the ball towards the goal, and Kastenmeier had to show all his skills again.
Düsseldorf scores at the first chance
Then Düsseldorf showed itself to be mercilessly efficient against fairly high-ranking guests. Tim Oberdorf played well on the right side of the attack, crossing precisely to the head of Johannesson, who headed the equalizer.
The Fortunes then gained more shares of the game and thus more control of the game. And in the 42nd minute the home team rewarded themselves – again with a beautifully finished attack, but this time from the left side. Marcel Sobottka fed the incoming Rossmann, who hit the visitors’ goal from close range at the bottom left.
Horrible news makes the rounds
After the break, Christian Titz’s visiting team withdrew a bit. The game was going well until the terrible news of the accident at the Magdeburg Christmas market made the rounds. There were increasing reports that a car had driven into a group of people at a Christmas market in Magdeburg. From then on, the action on the pitch immediately faded into the background and the away fans were silent. There were also fewer and fewer cheers to be heard from the Düsseldorf side.
Baris Atik used a pass from Kaars to equalize, a short time later Kaars increased again, using a pass from Xavier Amaechi from around seven meters. In the final phase, Düsseldorf first lost Rossmann with the yellow-red card, then Magdeburg scored the final points with Mo El Hankouri and Philipp Hercher.
Düsseldorf now against Darmstadt, Magdeburg in Elversberg.
After the winter break, Düsseldorf will play again on Friday, the opponent on matchday 18 is SV Darmstadt 98, kick-off is on January 17, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. Magdeburg is playing away again, the SCM will be guests at SV Elversberg on January 19, 2025 at 1:30 p.m.