Holstein Kiel Defeats FC 08 Homburg in Homburg Thriller
Homburg, Germany – Holstein Kiel secured a victory against FC 08 Homburg in the first round of the DFB Pokal at the Waldstadion. The match, officiated by Assad Nouhoum, saw Holstein Kiel dominate possession with 62% compared to Homburg’s 38%.
Kiel opened the scoring in the 24th minute thanks to a goal by J. Tolkin, assisted by J. Therkelsen, igniting cheers among the visiting fans. The match was also characterized by a contested game, reflected in the five yellow cards shown, two for Homburg and three for Kiel. M. Knudsen and J. Therkelsen received yellow cards for Kiel in the 27th and 90th minutes, respectively, along with C. Johansson. For Homburg, M. Kober and M. Ristl were cautioned in the 31st and 90th minutes.
Although Homburg tried to react, they were unable to convert their chances. Holstein Kiel, with greater offensive effectiveness, sealed their victory in the 90th minute with a goal by A. Bernhardsson. In total, Kiel made 23 shots, 8 of which were on target, and also generated 19 corner kicks. Homburg, on the other hand, made 10 shots, with only 3 directed at the rival goal and obtaining 3 corners.
Substitutions holstein kiel: at minute 67 N. Niehoff came in and F. Porath went out., at minute 67 M. Knudsen came in and S. Schwab went out., at minute 68 T. Weiner came in and J. Krumrey went out., at minute 85 S. Skrzybski came in and A. Bernhardsson went out.
Substitutions fc 08 homburg: at minute 72 M. Gouras came in and A. Suljic went out., at minute 72 O. Kovacic came in and N. Jorg went out., at minute 83 M. Goncalves came in and J. Petermann went out., at minute 83 T. Littmann came in and T. Steinmetz went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
FC 08 Homburg
Holstein Kiel
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