Pursuer SC Paderborn made a mistake in the tight promotion race in the 2nd Bundesliga. At the start of the 26th matchday, the East Westphalia team lost 1:2 (0:0) at home against Braunschweiger Eintracht, who were threatened with relegation.
Hasan Kurucay (59th minute, hand penalty according to video evidence) and Rayan Philippe (80th) scored for the guests, who initially climbed to 16th place in the table and thus increased the pressure on former champions 1. FC Kaiserslautern.
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Paderborn, on the other hand, could have overtaken Hamburger SV with a win, at least for the time being, and further fueled the promotion battle. “We absolutely deserve this,” said Daniel Scherning at the Sportschau microphone after the game, “I’m incredibly proud of my team.” His Paderborn colleague Lukas Kwasniok said: “We played a bomb first half. The boys give their all, but sometimes there’s not more to it on one day or another.”
Brave people from Braunschweig, bad luck for Paderborn
Braunschweig, coached by Paderborn-born Daniel Scherning, played bravely – but was lucky that SCP attacker Sebastian Klaas missed the post with the best scoring chance of the first half of the game (29th).
Christian Schulze, Sportschau, March 15, 2024 8:48 p.m
After the break it went up and down. The guests took advantage of a blackout from Kai Klefisch, who deflected a Braunschweig free kick in his own penalty area with his elbow. Paderborn’s response after falling behind didn’t take long to arrive, but Eintracht, who had previously been winless four times, put everything on one card and was rewarded – but had to tremble again.
Christian Schulze, Sportschau, March 15, 2024 8:52 p.m
Braunschweig against Elversberg, Paderborn in St. Pauli
The Braunschweigers will meet SV Elversberg at home next matchday (Saturday, March 30, 2024 at 1 p.m.). The SCP is challenged one day later against St. Pauli (1:30 p.m.)