The 1. FC Nürnberg celebrates the perfect derby record: The “Club” gives the guests of SpVgg Greuther Fürth a bitter déjà-vu.
The 1. FC Nürnberg has set a clear statement against SpVgg Greuther Fürth in front of 50,000 fans in the Max Morlock Stadium for the second time this season. The team of coach Miroslav Klose clearly won the 274th Frankenderby 3-0. It is the first time since 1978 that the FCN can win the derbies back and forth.
Klose already safe before the game
“It’s just a great community. And you can see that every day on the training ground”said FCN coach Miroslav Klose in the sports show interview. “I could have brought everyone today because I had the feeling of burning and playing this game. We knew that it would go out.”
Lightning start for the club
The Fürther actually wanted to reciprocate for the 0: 4 clap in the first leg, but this plan stumbled after four minutes when the club marched towards the goal for the first time: Caspar Jander fit flatly into the center, Stefanos Tzimas let the ball through Julian Justvan. The converted confidently from a half-left position to the early 1-0 lead for the home side (4th minute).
Fürth put the shock away, threw himself into the game and fought several corners. But the Nurembergers remained more dangerous: in the 34th minute of the game Luca Itter did not clarify consistently enough and the ball landed in the course of Tzimas. He pulled off, saw the play equipment in the goal, but Itter made his mistake well again and just scratched the ball off the line.
Justvan becomes the derby hero
Briefly breathe a sigh of relief with the Fürthern – but only very briefly, because less than five minutes later it rang the guests’ box: young national player Tim Drexler played out Branimir Hrgota and found Justvan in the middle. He sent himself to becoming a derby hero and, after the 1-0, also turned to 2-0 for the club (39th).
For Justvan, a dream came true: “That the derby is special for the club and for the region, that is clear“He said after the final whistle in the Sportschau interview.”Win two derby victories in one season is incredibly good. “
Déjà-vu in Franconia
However, the home side were not satisfied with the intermediate stand, Doller should come for Fürth: In the stoppage time of the first half, Jander skillfully fit into the course of Tzimas, who only had keeper Nahuel Noll in front of him, remained cool and pushed the ball into the 3-0 break (45. +4).
Déjà-Vu in Franconia-As in the first leg, the 1st FC Nürnberg went into the break with a 3-0 lead. The next derby debacle threatened the cloverleaf.
Glezgang and Damage limitation in half two
The second half of the derby remained much more unspectacular. The Nurembergers took it easy with the clear leadership in the back. The cloverleaf played behavior and seemed more of damage limitation. The biggest highlight of the second 45 minutes: the loud fans in the stands, which their teams celebrated despite the now unspectacular kick.
The Nuremberg Derby party was only clouded briefly once: after eighty minutes the scorer was replaced to 3: 0, Tzimas. At the score, this did not change anything, the club brought the 3-0 lead safely to the finish and celebrates the perfect derby record in the current season.
Source: BR24
16.03.2025 – 3:55 p.m.
