The 96ers had big problems defensively against quickly combining and nimble guests, at first they hardly got into dangerous final positions. That changed in the second half. Hanover was suddenly closer to victory than St. Pauli before Matanovic scored.
Most recently, Hannover had won ten points from four games and worked their way into the top third of the table. For St. Pauli it was only the second win of the season in the league. The Kiezkicker remain penultimate after the success.
Düsseldorf defeats Aue that is strong at home
Fortuna Düsseldorf continued its upward trend. Uwe Rösler’s team won 3-0 (1-0) in the 2nd Bundesliga at home-strong FC Erzgebirge Aue on Saturday and recorded the seventh game in a row without a defeat. Dawid Kownacki (24th minute) scored the lead on a difficult lawn in the Erzgebirgsstadion in light snowfall, before Kenan Karaman (82nd) and Thomas Pledl (89th) marked the final score. Fortuna thus moved up to third place in the table.
Kownacki, who returned to the Fortuna starting XI, pushed in after a through pass to take the lead. While the Rhinelander clearly determined the game, Aue lacked a game idea and, above all, the punch. In addition, coach Dirk Schuster had to change the defense due to an injury to Philipp Riese in the 45th minute, brought Louis Samson. Immediately afterwards, a hit by Düsseldorf’s Shinta Appelkamp was not recognized because of offside.
After the change, Fortuna continued to dominate the action. In the final phase, Düsseldorf increased thanks to a header from close range by Karaman (82nd) and by substitute Thomas Pledl (89th), who only had to insert a cross pass.
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