Table leaders SV Darmstadt 98 unexpectedly lost feathers in the 2nd Bundesliga. SpVgg Greuther Fürth, who had been outnumbered for a long time, defied the autumn champions with a 1:1 (1:1) draw at Böllenfalltor.
Emir Karic made it 1-0 in the second minute when he was given way too much space in the Fürth penalty area and threw the ball into the top left corner. Shortly before the break, Damian Michalski equalized after a corner kick for the Franks (42nd).
The yellow-red card for Fürth’s Gideon Jung (48th) changed the statics of the game completely in favor of the Darmstadt team, who had already been determined as autumn champions. The “lilies” pushed, but mostly acted too harmlessly in attack against passionately defending Fürth. So it remained with the somewhat surprising point win for the guests.
Darmstadt’s lead over HSV is reduced to two points
“Lilien”, unbeaten in 16 games in the 2nd division, remain at the top of the table before the long World Cup break, but only two points ahead of second-placed HSV. The first division relegated from Fürth, who started with three wins under the new coach Alex Zorniger, is in the middle of the table.
Darmstadt after the break against Regensburg
After the World Cup and the subsequent break, Darmstadt welcomes SSV Jahn Regensburg (Saturday, January 28th, 2023 at 1 p.m.). At the same time, Fürth is visiting Holstein Kiel.