Nuremberg nurtures a dream of ascent
HSV duped St. Pauli in the derby of the cup heroes
01/21/2022, 8:26 p.m
Both clubs from the Hanseatic city celebrate in the DFB Cup, in the second division top game only the Rothosen celebrate. Hamburger SV wins despite falling behind and makes it very, very tight again at the top of the table. 1. FC Nürnberg is also involved in this, while Düsseldorf is increasingly in danger of relegation.
Fortuna Dusseldorf – 1. FC Nuremberg 0: 1 (0: 1)
1. FC Nürnberg has at least temporarily taken fourth place in the 2nd Bundesliga and has exacerbated the crisis at Fortuna Düsseldorf. In the duel of the former champions, the Franconians won 1-0 (1-0) on the Rhine and, after the third defeat in a row, increasingly brought the home side into relegation problems. Lino Tempelmann (2nd) shot the club to victory with the first dangerous action of the game with a long-range shot that was deflected by teammate Nikola Dovedan. Nürnberg increased his tally to 33 points and remains in the promotion race. Fortuna is stagnating at 20 points – and the air for coach Christian Preusser should be thin after just one win in ten home games.
The Fortunes did not disappoint in front of 750 spectators against Nürnberg, but after the early shock they took control after just under 15 minutes. Khaled Narey (13th) against FCN keeper Christian Mathenia and Robert Bozenik (35th) missed great opportunities to equalize. After the break, goalkeeper Florian Kastenmaier saved his team from going two goals down by deflecting a header from Christopher Schindler onto the crossbar (54′). Otherwise, almost only Düsseldorf played in the second round.
Hamburger SV – FC St. Pauli 2: 1 (0: 1)
Hamburger SV answered the question of power on the Elbe with their first derby win in almost three years. The “Rothosen” defeated the “Boys in Brown” of FC St. Pauli after a deficit of 2:1 (0:1) and jumped to third place at least for one night. The gap to the neighbors and leaders is only three points. Sebastian Schonlau (58th) and Bakery Jatta (70th) scored in the 107th derby for HSV, who had only picked up one point from the previous five duels. Three days after the cup coup against 1. FC Köln, coach Tim Walter’s team showed great morale. Herbstmeister St. Pauli also caused a sensation against Dortmund on Tuesday, but after Guido Burgstaller’s 15th goal of the season (30th) could only dream of the next coup for a short time.
In front of 2000 spectators in the Volkspark, including 200 guest fans, HSV started with a lot of momentum and great commitment in the north German drizzle. Moritz Heyer with a header on the post (6th) and Miro Muheim (10th) from a distance had two good chances. St. Pauli only freed itself from the grip after 15 minutes, the derby now became a duel on an equal footing. The Kiezkicker seemed more present now – and hit ice cold. After a header from Etienne Amenyido, Burgstaller, who had not scored in three games in a row, headed in from close range. It was the first goal of the year for the Austrian.
HSV also opened the second round with a lot of pressure – and this time it was rewarded. After a cross from Sonny Kittel, Schonlau was initially allowed to head in unhindered from three meters to equalize. HSV then got the upper hand and pushed for the lead. Kittel finally shone again as a preparer, Jatta finally turned the game with a direct acceptance.