Karlsruher SC defeated second division bottom team Jahn Regensburg with some difficulty. The hosts ended a losing streak of three games.
In KSC’s 4:2 (1:1) win, Budu Zivzivadze (45th + 2 and 62nd minute), Marvin Wanitzek (56th) and Fabian Schleusener (86th) scored for the hosts, Christian Kühlwetter (19th) scored for the hosts. and Eric Hottmann (49th) each put Regensburg in the lead with their goals. With the home win, the Karlsruhe team ended a losing streak of three games and climbed to fourth place in the table, at least temporarily, while Regensburg remained bottom of the table with eight points.
Regensburg finally scores again
For Regensburg, Kühlwetter’s interim lead ended an almost endless dry spell of 543 competitive minutes without a goal of their own. The striker converted a repeated penalty kick after teammate Elias Huth had previously failed to score against Max Weiß, but the goalkeeper had left the goal line too early.
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Nevertheless, it was the twelfth defeat of the season for the bottom of the table. Initially, the Regensburg team had made a courageous appearance, but after their redeeming first lead, the guests became more and more inactive. Karlsruhe only partially used this.
Zivzivadze misses a penalty – and becomes the match winner
11 seconds after the restart, referee Felix Prigan (Deizisau) decided on a penalty kick after a slight hold by Bryan Hein on Zivzivadze, the fouled player kicked himself – and failed because of Felix Gebhardt. Jahn punished this on the other side through Hottmann, but KSC showed comeback qualities.
Zivzivadze scored after missing a penalty from the game and became the match winner with his brace. Regensburg seemed broken, Schleusener made the decision.
Karlsruhe in Paderborn, Regensburg against Darmstadt
Karlsruhe will be in demand next matchday in Paderborn (December 21st, 1:00 p.m.). Regensburg welcomes the team from Darmstadt (December 22nd, 1:30 p.m.).