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Fortuna Düsseldorf staged a thrilling comeback victory against 1. FC Nürnberg at the Merkur Spiel-Arena in Düsseldorf, winning 4-3. The match, part of the 2024 2. Bundesliga’s 31st round, took place on April 26th, 2025, at 6:30 PM, refereed by Martin Petersen (Germany).
1. FC Nürnberg started strongly, scoring two first-half goals through J. Antiste (19th minute) and M. Emreli (45th minute). Justvan assisted the first, and Jander the second. However, they picked up three yellow cards in this period (Jander, Antiste, and Lubach). The second half saw a dramatic shift in momentum. Fortuna Düsseldorf, dominating possession with 58% and firing 23 shots (10 on target), showcased their offensive prowess, although Nürnberg, despite less possession, scored one more through Justvan in the 61st minute. Düsseldorf then completed a remarkable turnaround, scoring three unanswered goals between the 68th and 79th minutes through a brace from D. Schmidt and a goal from S. Appelkamp. The game was a high-intensity affair, with 13 fouls in total. Despite the defeat, 1. FC Nürnberg showed commendable resilience.
Substitutions fortuna düsseldorf: at minute 46 S. Appelkamp came in and A. Hoffmann went out., at minute 64 D. Schmidt came in and D. Kownacki went out., at minute 64 E. Iyoha came in and M. Heyer went out.
Substitutions 1. fc nürnberg: at minute 72 O. Villadsen came in and Danilo Soares went out., at minute 76 O. Karafiat came in and J. Antiste went out., at minute 87 L. Schleimer came in and R. Lubach went out., at minute 87 J. Serra came in and M. Emreli went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Fortuna Düsseldorf
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