Early lead by the newcomer
And the Japanese also had Magdeburg’s first shot, but missed it significantly after eight minutes. Only a minute later he was allowed to cheer. Amara Condé and Raphael Obermair combined on the right flank. Ito took the ball straight into the center and hit the left corner from eight meters (9′). It was already Magdeburg’s 13th goal in the first quarter of an hour this season.
A little later, the leader of the table also received support from the opponent. MSV goalkeeper Leo Weinkauf shot Sirlord Conteh and was only able to prevent him from scoring by holding on. The clear consequence: red card after 26 minutes. This is how ex-Jenaer Jo Coppens made his first third division appearance this season.
With one man more, the FCM naturally had a lot more space. And he uses this. With a great pass, Andreas Müller served captain Andreas Müller, who came in from the flank and deliberately hit the left corner (31st). Shortly before the half-time whistle it was ex-Duisburger Connor Krempicki who made the preliminary decision with a volley from 13 meters.
Atik and Brünker are also allowed
Titz gave some of his regular players a break at half-time and made three changes. But his team kept going and scored a fourth goal thanks to Atik. After a pass from Andreas Müller, he took the ball with his outside instep, shook off his opponent and took a central shot from 17 meters. Coppens didn’t get close and the ball was in the goal (50′).
Now Magdeburg also took a step back, but was still decisive in the game. Duisburg only reacted and was only concerned with damage limitation. But the Saxony-Anhalt still had one in their quiver. After a low pass from Obermair, substitute Kai Brünker ran in perfectly and put the ball past goalkeeper Coppens with his heel (85′).
Comments on the game:
Hagen Schmidt (Duisburg): Voice follows
Christian Titz (Magdeburg): “It was a game that we like to play for ourselves. We played the opponent directly and were very consistent in our approach. What was important for us today was that we had two fast and difficult players in Conteh and Ito had players to defend on the field. What I liked was that the team played it that way to the end.”