Overcoming Hanover, Fortuna secures the top position for themselves.
Greuther Fürth continues their winning streak, impressively defeating Jahn Regensburg 4-0.
Jahn Regensburg - Greuther Fürth 0:4
Greuther Fürth has maintained their unbeaten streak in the 2nd Bundesliga. The Franconians outplayed the newly promoted Jahn Regensburg 4-0 (1:0) and momentarily moved up to second place in the table. Despite the criticism and apology from coach Alexander Zorniger after his mistake last week, goalkeeper Nahuel Noll managed to keep a clean sheet.
Marco Meyerhöfer scored his first 2nd Bundesliga goal to put the visitors ahead (4th), which they extended with Noel Futkeu's early second-half goal (49th). The hosts struggled to find a response in front of 13,105 spectators. Branimir Hrgota added a third for Fürth (77th), and Julian Green sealed the victory with a stunning goal into the corner (88th).
Greuther Fürth dominated from the start: A shot from Dennis Srebny was cleared off the line (3rd), and Meyerhöfer capitalized on a corner from Hrgota. However, the Regensburgers fought back but were unable to breach the strong Noll's defenses. Unfortunately, they lacked an answer to the second goal. The Franconians then showcased their technical superiority in the scorching Bavarian heat, but missed several opportunities.
Fortuna Düsseldorf - Hannover 96 1:0
Fortuna Düsseldorf has taken the lead in the 2nd Bundesliga. Coach Daniel Thioune's team defeated Hannover 96 1-0 (0:0), retaining their unbeaten run in the league for 17 consecutive games across seasons. Danny Schmidt scored the decisive goal with a rebound (59th) to give the hosts a 10-point lead at the top of the table, but 1. FC Kaiserslautern could overtake them tomorrow with a victory against Hertha BSC. Hannover suffered their first defeat and conceded their first goal of the season after their initial control of the game.
Fortuna had the first opportunity to score: Tim Rossmann went for goal but was denied by Ron-Robert Zieler's quick reflexes (15th). The hosts maintained their advantage in opportunities and upped the tempo after about half an hour. Felix Klaus was denied by an excellent Zieler save (36th), and Dawid Kownacki's shot narrowly missed the crossbar (37th).
This trend continued after the break, with Düsseldorf taking more control and eventually scoring the winning goal through Schmidt's rebound. The hosts missed an opportunity to extend their lead (82nd).
Following their impressive victory over Jahn Regensburg, Greuther Fürth announced: "The following is added: We are now unbeaten in our last 18 matches across all competitions."
Despite Hannover 96's initial control of the game, Fortuna DüsseldorfManaged to score the first goal of the match, with the coach saying: "The following is added: This extends our unbeaten run in the 2nd Bundesliga to 18 games."
