In a wild game between Kaiserslautern and Düsseldorf, the lead changed several times. In the end, the “Red Devils” had the upper hand.
Leader Fortuna Düsseldorf has to cope with its second defeat of the season in the 2nd Bundesliga. In front of their home crowd, Fortuna had to admit defeat against 1. FC Kaiserslautern 3:4 (1:1).
In a sometimes wild game, the lead changed several times. The Lauterers took the lead in the 14th minute through Daniel Hanslik. But Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson (35th) and Myron van Brederode (49th) turned the game around for Fortuna. Then came Fortuna again: Daisuke Yokota (57th) equalized, Ragnar Ache (61st) brought the “Red Devils” back into the lead (61st) with the friendly help of the Fortuna backline and goalkeeper Florian Kastenmeier and Hanslik took part His second goal (67th) almost put the lid on it. Düsseldorf tried everything again in the final phase, but couldn’t get past Felix Klaus’ late goal (90th +4).
Despite the defeat, Düsseldorf remains at the top, but with 20 points is now only one point ahead of second-placed Paderborn. Kaiserslautern jumps to tenth place with 15 points.
Fortuna started strong and aggressively in front of 44,557 spectators, but the FCK scored the goal. Daniel Hanslik (14th) scored from close range with the first notable opportunity. The league leaders were impressed and only came back into the game after FCK goalkeeper Julian Krahl rammed Fortuna striker Dawid Kownacki in the face with both fists from a cross. Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson safely converted the following penalty (35th), Krahl got away with a yellow card. Shortly afterwards, Kownacki left the field in tears, apparently with a serious knee injury.
Kaiserslautern came under increasing pressure and could no longer withstand: Myron van Brederode (49th) moved into the middle and shot the ball into the far corner. Fortuna pushed and pushed, but a strange ten seconds turned the game around.
Because immediately after a Düsseldorf shot from Giovanni Haag at the post, Daisuke Yokota (57th) scored beautifully for FCK to make it 2-2. Four minutes later, Ragnar Ache took advantage of a double fault from Haag and goalkeeper Florian Kastenmeier to take the lead, which Hanslik (67′) extended with a header. Fortuna had the decision in hand and were 4-2 behind ten minutes later. The connection by Felix Klaus (90th + 4) came too late.
