Without any changes to the starting line-up, Christian Titz and his BTSV counterpart Daniel Scherning sent their teams onto the pitch. Surprisingly, Ahmet Arslan wasn’t even in the FCM squad. Are there increasing signs of a farewell in the coming week?
Meanwhile, the hosts continued their surprise success from the previous week in Kiel. Braunschweig was more aggressive, more attentive, more pressing and was already screaming for goal after the first corner. FCM captain Amara Condé extended Thorir Helgason’s header centimeters past his own goal (5th). Moments later, Rayan Philippe was a blink of an eye late for a cross from Anton Donkor (6′).
Eintracht kept at it – and the FCM repeatedly failed to get order into their own penalty area, not least due to Fabio Kaufmann’s long throw-ins. While the first situation went just as well (14th), the guests didn’t get off lightly shortly afterwards. Kaufmann received the second ball and played sharply inside, where four Magdeburg players poked in vain before Eintracht defender Ermin Bicakcic made an uncompromising save (16′).