In a duel between two teams with a negative run, 1. FC Nürnberg had the better end against Eintracht Braunschweig in the 2nd Bundesliga thanks to their teenage striker Stefanos Tzimas. After the last six league games without a win, the “Clubberers” got a 1-0 (0-0) win against Eintracht on Saturday.
Shortly after the break, Tzimas (49th) put Nuremberg decisively on course with his eighth goal of the season. After falling behind, Braunschweig received a yellow-red card against Christian Conteh (59th), and remains second to last with 13 points after their third defeat in a row and a total of 360 goalless minutes. “There was a bit of naivety in the goal conceded and the red card,” said Eintracht coach Daniel Scherning angrily in the Sportschau interview.
Feustel, Dirk, Sportschau, December 21, 2024 11:12 p.m
Miroslav Klose’s FCN team, on the other hand, worked their way away from the relegation places on the last matchday of the first half of the season with 22 points and can go into the short winter break a little more relaxed. “That was very important. You could see how difficult the game was to play“, said club coach Klose to the Sportschau.
Goalkeeper Marko Johansson initially keeps Eintracht in the game
In a hard-fought first half, the visually superior hosts only had chances in the final phase. Julian Justvan (44th) was denied by Eintracht keeper Marko Johansson after strong preparatory work from Tzimas. A little later, Ondrej Karafiat (45.+3) had no control over his header after a free kick in the six-meter area and the “Club” was not allowed to celebrate with Tzimas’ (45.+4) next chance because Johansson still had his fingers in the ball Shot attempt got.
But Nuremberg carried the momentum into the second half and took the lead they deserved thanks to a flash of inspiration from Justvan. Shortly after the referee’s whistle, the playmaker quickly lofted a free kick into the path of Tzimas, who was starting into the penalty area, who then gave Johansson no chance this time from five meters from half-right. 1:0.
Christian Conteh is doing Braunschweig a disservice
The Klose team then dominated the game against honest Braunschweig team, especially when the guests were outnumbered. After a ring intervention in the first half, Conteh was warned again for pulling on his jersey on the halfway line and had to leave the field with a yellow-red card. Nuremberg took advantage of their superiority and secured their first home win since the end of October.
Braunschweig welcomes Schalke
At the start of the second half of the season, Braunschweig will play at home against Schalke 04 in the new year (Saturday, January 18, 2025, 1 p.m.). Nuremberg will host a top team, Karlsruher SC, on Sunday (1:30 p.m.).