2. Bundesliga, 22nd matchday
Cologne stumbles in the top game-Magdeburg defeats home curse
Updated on 14.02.2025 – 8:40 p.m.Reading time: 2 min.
The duel between the FCM and the Rhinelands is long balanced, tension occurs. In the final phase, however, two scenes make the difference.
Real Big Points for the 1st FC Magdeburg-and a sensitive defeat for league leader 1. FC Köln: 3: 0 (0: 0) For the hosts it was at the end of the top game at the start of the 2nd matchday of the 2nd Bundesliga . Daniel Heber (73.), Mohamed El Hankouri (79th) and Samuel Loric (90.+2) scored for the FCM in a competitive top game and thus also gave their club the first home win of the season. Magdeburg moved up to the opponent to three points.
The Magdeburgers ended their home misery, they remained in front of their own audience across the season without winning. The last home win was achieved on February 24, 2024. The Cologne team around coach Gerhard Struber came into the game well, dominated and had control over the game, especially in midfield. A hit by Magdeburg’s Alexander Ahl-Holmström (18th) did not count because of an offside position.
After the change, the game had to be briefly interrupted in the 50th minute after burning pyrotechnics from the FCM warehouse because the view was insufficient. In the final phase, Magdeburg then exploited his chances: Heber used a free kick from Barış Atik. El Hankouri dusted off, Loric finally made the decision
In the second game on Friday evening, SC Paderborn won 2-0 (0-0) against Prussia Münster. Marvin Mehlem (81st) and Ilyas viewed (84th) and secured their team to win the first home success since the end of November.
With 37 points from 22 games, the team of coach Lukas Kwasniok initially passed Fortuna Düsseldorf, who plays against Hertha BSC Berlin on Saturday. Münster, on the other hand, stays winless in the fifth game in series and can slip on the relegation rank on Saturday.