Hannover 96 makes a mistake at VfL Osnabrück – Funkel loses FCK home premiere against KSC

Talent Maza saves Hertha point

The bottom of the table, VfL Osnabrück, surprisingly defeated promotion candidate Hannover 96 and celebrated their first win since the seventh matchday. On Saturday, coach Uwe Koschinat’s team won 1-0 (0-0) at the Bremer Brücke, which was once again sold out with 15,741 fans. Erik Engelhardt scored the goal of the day for VfL (61st minute). Despite the victory, the Osnabrück team remain at the bottom of the 2nd Bundesliga table with 15 points. For the recently strong Hanoverians it was the first defeat of the new year and a bitter setback in the promotion race.

After a weak first half, Hannover initially fought for offensive actions. Havard Nielsen (48th) put his shot attempt over the goal, Marcel Halstenberg (51st) was unable to take advantage of two shot chances, as was Louis Schaub (52nd), who shot a ball from a distance just over the goal. Then the Osnabrück team could celebrate: 96 keeper Ron-Robert Zieler was unable to defuse a corner, Robert Tesche brought the ball into the middle again, where Engelhardt scored with a header from close range.

Debacle for 1. FC Kaiserslautern at Funkel’s home premiere

At the home premiere of veteran coach Friedhelm Funkel, 1. FC Kaiserslautern suffered a bitter defeat. On the 23rd matchday, the Palatinate team deservedly lost the southwest derby against Karlsruher SC 0:4 (0:0). While the guests celebrated their first win in Kaiserslautern since 1992, FCK slipped deeper and deeper into the relegation battle.

Kaiserslautern played the game in black jerseys in memory of club legend Andreas Brehme, who died on Tuesday night. There was also a minute’s silence before the game. Both teams and the referee team wore mourning ribbon. In front of 49,327 fans in the sold-out Fritz Walter Stadium, the game was decided within seven minutes. Marvin Wanitzek (51st), Igor Matanovic (58th) and Paul Nebel (82nd) ​​scored the goals for the guests. Budu Zivzivadze (90+1) made the final score in stoppage time.

Draw in Braunschweig: Hertha BSC missed a third win in a row

Hertha BSC was unable to further substantiate its ambitions. Due to the 1:1 (0:1) draw with relegation candidate Eintracht Braunschweig, the Berliners missed out on getting significantly closer to the promotion places. In front of 22,636 fans in the Eintracht Stadium, Fabio Kaufmann gave the hosts the lead in the 14th minute, and Ibrahim Maza, who came on as a substitute at half-time, equalized (52′). Braunschweig’s Hasan Kuruçay was shown the red card after a serious foul on Palkó Dárdai (77′).

Hertha was particularly disappointing in the first half and was punished early on for its passive style of play. Kaufmann picked up a bad pass from Andreas Bouchalakis in his own penalty area and took the lead. The guests returned from the half-time break with a completely different body language. Substitute Haris Tabakovic missed the equalizer twice shortly after the restart. Maza, who was also substituted at half-time, did better in the 52nd minute.

When Braunschweig found itself outnumbered in the final phase, Hertha pressed for the winning goal. But there were no good opportunities for the Berliners, even despite the majority. In the table, Hertha is now five points behind third-placed Hamburger SV, who host Elversberg on Sunday. Braunschweig is 15th in the table. two points ahead of 16th place Kaiserslautern.

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