Kaiserslautern wins relegation duel in Rostock – Hannover saves point

The “Red Devils” prevailed in a hard-fought game at Hansa Rostock. A man towers over it. Meanwhile, Hannover 96 experienced a very unfortunate game – until the final phase.

A very important victory for 1. FC Kaiserslautern in the fight to stay in the league: The “Red Devils” won 3-0 (1-0) against their direct rivals Hansa Rostock on matchday 24 of the 2nd Bundesliga and moved into the lower league Table region a little air. Hannover 96 saved a 2:2 (0:2) against Fortuna Düsseldorf with an energetic performance. This means that the people of Lower Saxony remain in the promotion places. In the third game on Saturday afternoon, 1. FC Nürnberg won 2-1 (2-0) against Eintracht Braunschweig.

Thanks to a hat-trick from Ragnar Ache, 1. FC Kaiserslautern pushed FC Hansa Rostock, who had been outnumbered for a long time, even deeper into the crisis. Coach Friedhelm Funkel’s relegation-threatened team won 3-0 (1-0) in the Ostseestadion on Saturday and jumped to 15th place in the table, Rostock remained in 17th place. Ache decided with his three goals in the 6th, 66th and 76th .minute the game single-handedly.

The guests started dominantly. Ache took the lead early on after a cross pass from Aaron Opoku. Rostock’s goalkeeper Markus Kolke initially prevented the double blow with a strong save against Kenny Prince Redondo (13th). Rostock’s Oliver Hüsing (37th) saw a yellow-red card after a challenge against Redondo. The central defender had only seen yellow three minutes earlier.

In the second half, Hansa became more courageous, but was again able to thank keeper Kolke (57th), who reacted excellently against Ache. However, Ache scored shortly afterwards, first from a rebound and then from a corner. A charging Hansa fan who had worked his way to the pitch was pushed off the field by professionals from both teams and security forces.

The Lower Saxony team deservedly made up a two-goal deficit on Saturday and saved a late 2-2 (0-2) in front of 38,500 spectators. The goals from the strong Fortuna loanee Christos Tzolis (11th minute/18th) were equalized by substitute offensive players Andreas Voglsammer (63rd) and Cedric Teuchert (86th).

Both teams could have put themselves in a good starting position behind the promotion ranks with a win. 96 prevented bankruptcy after nine home games without defeat. In front of 38,500 spectators, the guests took the lead with their first shot on goal thanks to a finely shot and slightly deflected ball from the Greek Tzolis. The highly gifted offensive player increased the score early for Fortuna with his second shot on goal after a previous nice combination.

With the 2:1 (2:0), the second win of the year and now 33 points, the “Club” was able to move away from Lower Saxony, who acted much too laxly in the first half (24 points), and the relegation zone.

Sebastian Andersson scored the first goal (23rd minute) after a free kick from Erik Wekesser, as he did a week earlier in the 1-2 win in Fürth. Can Uzun increased the score with a converted hand penalty after video evidence (45th+1). It was the 18-year-old’s twelfth goal of the season. After a Wekesser free kick, Braunschweig’s Anton Donkor deflected a powerful shot from Jannes Horn in the penalty area with his hand towards a corner. The guests improved significantly after the break, but were only rewarded with Rayan Philippe’s goal (57th). FCN goalkeeper Carl Klaus was then able to fend off a long-range shot from the attacker (69′).