1. FC Magdeburg soundly defeats SpVgg Greuther Fürth
1. FC Magdeburg secured a convincing 3-2 victory over SpVgg Greuther Fürth in an exciting match at the MDCC-Arena. The home team dominated the match from the start, opening the scoring in the 15th minute with a goal from M. El Hankouri. He capitalized on a missed penalty, converting the rebound into a goal. Just one minute later, El Hankouri scored again, this time assisted by X. Amaechi, extending Magdeburg’s lead.
The home team’s dominance continued, and M. Kaars added a third goal in the 18th minute, assisted by El Hankouri. SpVgg Greuther Fürth tried to react, but they couldn’t find a way to score until the 42nd minute when J. Green converted a penalty. The second half was more contested, with Fürth pushing for a comeback. Finally, N. Futkeu managed to pull one back in the 75th minute, but it wasn’t enough to avoid defeat.
1. FC Magdeburg controlled the possession of the ball (61% vs. 39%), in addition to generating more scoring opportunities (15 shots vs. 18) and with greater accuracy (6 on target vs. 4). However, Fürth had more corners (7 vs. 4) and committed the same number of fouls (16). Magdeburg received 3 yellow cards, while Fürth didn’t receive any.
The match, refereed by Bastian Dankert, took place at the MDCC-Arena in Magdeburg as part of matchday 8 of the 2. Bundesliga for the 2024 season. The result leaves 1. FC Magdeburg in a good position in the league table, while SpVgg Greuther Fürth will need to improve their performance to avoid losing ground in the fight for promotion spots.
Substitutions spvgg greuther fürth: at minute 31 N. Giesselmann came in and G. Itter went out., at minute 32 S. Asta came in and D. Srbeny went out., at minute 71 J. Consbruch came in and R. Massimo went out., at minute 84 R. Munz came in and N. Giesselmann went out., at minute 84 N. Motika came in and B. Hrgota went out.
Substitutions 1. fc magdeburg: at minute 61 A. Nollenberger came in and L. Burcu went out., at minute 68 B. Atik came in and X. Amaechi went out., at minute 68 F. Michel came in and S. Gnaka went out., at minute 82 T. Ito came in and L. Musonda went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
1. FC Magdeburg
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
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