There is no better way to promote yourself. Thanks to sponsors, 52,000 people attended under the motto “Fortuna for all”. fans Free entry to the Düsseldorf stadium on Saturday evening (October 21, 2023). And they saw a spectacle. The Fortunes turned a 0-3 deficit against 1. FC Kaiserslautern into a 4-3 victory.
After a good half hour, it already looked like the preliminary decision would be in favor of the Palatinate team in the duel of pursuit in the 2nd Bundesliga. Within just eleven minutes, Richmond Tachie (21st), Jamil Siebert with an own goal (30th) and Marlon Ritter (32nd) had given Lauter a three-goal lead.
Connection before the break
In the first half, Ao Tanaka reduced the score to 1:3 (36′). They started after the break team from Daniel Thioune then a breathtaking storm run.
The reward came quickly: Matthias Zimmermann scored in the 49th minute to make it 2-3, eight minutes later Felix Klaus equalized.
Tanaka with the double pack
Kaiserslautern literally collapsed under the pressure of the hosts, was unable to relieve the pressure – and Düsseldorf remained in control. In the 63rd minute, Tanaka scored the 4-3 lead again, the spectators went crazy, and Thioune also cheered exuberantly this time.
Only then did Kaiserslautern put pressure on again, but were unable to pose any major problems for Florian Kastenmeier in the Fortuna goal.
With these three points, Düsseldorf has now caught up with third-placed Hannover 96; only the two Hamburg clubs FC St. Pauli and HSV are two points better. Despite their first defeat after seven games, Kaiserslautern is still in wait and is only one point behind Düsseldorf in 5th place.
Fortuna in Braunschweig, Lautern welcomes HSV
The Düsseldorf team will be guests at Eintracht Braunschweig next matchday (Friday, October 27th, 2023 at 6:30 p.m.). Kaiserslautern hosts Hamburger SV in the Saturday evening game (8:30 p.m.).