Hannover 96 remains within reach of the top of the table in the 2nd Bundesliga. The Lower Saxony team managed their third win in a row against SpVgg Greuther Fürth.
Hannover 96 defeated SpVgg Greuther Fürth 2:1 (0:0) in a decent second division game. The goals for the hosts on Matchday 6 were scored by Maximilian Beier (52nd minute) and Havard Nielsen (86th). Afimico Pululu scored an equalizer for the game association (81st).
Hannover now has ten points and is only three points behind leaders Paderborn in ninth place. The Franks, on the other hand, are stuck with only three points in the relegation zone.
Lively game despite fewer chances
In the intensive initial phase, the guests initially found their way into the game better. Hannover’s build-up game, on the other hand, was still error-prone at the beginning. And so the Fürth team had the first opportunity of the game through Dickson Abiama, who failed to score the 96th goal because of the attentive Ron-Robert Zieler (11th).
After that, Hannover slowly got going: Nicolo Tresoldi tried a cross from the left with a hoe, the art shot was parried by Fürth’s goalkeeper Andreas Linde with his chest. Even after that, it remained a lively game despite fewer chances. 96 even scored once, but Japan’s Sei Muroya was clearly offside (25′).
Nielsen heads the winning goal
After the break, the ball was back in the Fürth box and this time it was the goal that counted: after the guests lost the ball in midfield, a through ball reached Beier on the left. The young 96 attacker shook off Oliver Fobassam and hit the right corner with a low shot (52′).
The game association then increased their offensive efforts, which in turn opened up more space for Hannover. For a long time, however, there were no good opportunities here or there. Only when the hosts also lost the ball unnecessarily did things change. The ball came to substitute Pululu, who chased the ball into the top left corner of the 96 goal.
But Hannover struck back again: Nielsen converted a cross from the left with his head (86th) and thus ensured the third win in a row for the team of coach Stefan Leitl, who came from Fürth before the season.
Fürth at home against St. Pauli
SpVgg Greuther Fürth welcomes FC St Pauli on Matchday 7 (September 3, 2022, 1 p.m.). A day later, Hannover meets Hansa Rostock away from home (1.30 p.m.).