magdeburg Ends โNuremberg‘s Unbeaten Streak in Fiery Match Interrupted โฃby Fanโ Protests
MAGDEBURG, Germany – 1. FC Magdeburg halted a โฃsix-game unbeaten run for 1.FC Nuremberg with aโ decisive 3-0 victory (0-0 at halftime) on Saturday, a match marred by a 12-minute second-half stoppage โdue to pyrotechnic smoke from both fan groups. the winโ lifts Magdeburg temporarily level on points withโข Dynamo Dresden, while Nuremberg fall nine points behind theโ promotion playoff places after โ14 matchdays in the 2. Bundesliga.
Theโ match was punctuated by fan protests against planned stricter security measures in stadiums, with supporters of both clubs โdelaying entry to their blocks โuntil the 12th โminute.โ Despiteโค the delayed support, Magdeburgโฃ ultimately dominated, securing โtheir third winโค of theโ season through goals from mateusz Zukowski (73′, 90+5′) and Maximilian โขBreunig (90+10′). A 76th-minute red card for Nuremberg’s Rafael Lubach further compounded โขthe visitors’ woes.
Magdeburg goalkeeper jan Reichert denied โPhilippโข hercher’s attempt late in โขthe first half, โpreserving the scoreless deadlock. The second half’s interruption occurredโข shortly โafter the โคrestart due to โคsmoke fromโข burning pyrotechnics.โฃ Lubach’s foul leading to โฃMagdeburg’s โopening goal earned him a yellow card, โfollowed by a red card โฃshortly after, leaving Nuremberg to play a man down for the remainder of the contest. Zukowski’s second goal effectively sealed the result during stoppage time, with Breunig adding a final goal to complete the 3-0 scoreline.
Source: ntv.de, โtsi/sid