Knockout in stoppage time: Magdeburg loses 4-3 to Nuremberg

1. FC Magdeburg have a home problem: The second-division club lost 4:3 (1:3) against 1. FC Nürnberg in front of 23,883 spectators and are still waiting for their first home win since February 24, 2024. Marcus Mathisen (27.), Martijn Kaars (72.) and Jean Hugonet (78.) were successful for Magdeburg.) were successful for Magdeburg, while Ondrej Karafiat (5th), Robin Knoche (30th, penalty), Jean Hugonet (33rd, own goal) and Julian Justvan (90.+4) scored for the visitors.

"They get into our box three times and score three goals," said an annoyed Hugonet. "For us, 3:3 is not a good result, even though we were 3:1 down," said the Frenchman, explaining Magdeburg's decision to play for victory after the late equalizer. But they did not succeed. Instead, Justvan scored to give Nuremberg victory.

New signing Patric Pfeiffer was annoyed about the goals conceded: "Four goals conceded is never good, some were perhaps unfortunate. I'm a defender and actually always want to play to nil."

Christian Titz had to do without Mohammed El Hankouri, who was replaced by Falko Michel following his infection during the week. New signing Patric Pfeiffer immediately found himself on the substitutes' bench. Magdeburg pressed early on, forcing the visitors into their half at the start.

Nürnberg hit Magdeburg to the core

Nürnberg scored with the first opportunity, however: After a corner, Justvan crossed from the left - and Karafiat extended the ball into the far corner. Magdeburg then struggled to find their usual precision. Magdeburg then used a direct free-kick to equalize: Mathisen curled the ball into the Nuremberg goal from just under 18 metres out.

The joy did not last long, as Nuremberg were awarded a penalty after a foul by Daniel Heber, which Knoche confidently converted. Nuremberg even increased the lead to 3:1 after a counter-attack, although the goal counted as a result of a foul on Michel.

Knockout in stoppage time

Magdeburg made a change after the break, with new signing Alexander Ahl-Holmström making his debut and settling into the centre-forward position. Otherwise, the game continued from the first half: Magdeburg pressed and tried a lot, while Nuremberg repeatedly launched dangerous counter-attacks. However, FCM lacked the sparking ideas. Dangerous finishes were rare. Nuremberg, on the other hand, repeatedly failed to add to their tally.

After a corner, Kaars took heart and took off, but Jan Reichert had to let the concealed shot pass to connect. Magdeburg had now regained their energy and Hugonet equalized with a follow-up shot after another corner. Both teams still had chances to score the winner - and Nuremberg took advantage of one of them to score the winner.