Duisburg's victory in the top game: secure the lead against Cologne!

Duisburg's victory in the top game: secure the lead against Cologne!

The MSV Duisburg won a clear 2-0 victory in the top game of the Regionalliga West against Fortuna Cologne. Before 16.204 enthusiastic spectators in the stadium, the Duisburg association was able to further expand its leadership with this important success and thus consolidates its place at the top. The victory came after a small negative series what the morale of the team inspired.

In the first half, Alexander Hahn set a first exclamation mark with his goal in the 12th minute. He met Jonas Michelbrink after a corner kick and brought his team early. Fortuna Cologne had some good opportunities, but could not achieve the balance. Mika in particular had a promising chance, but missed what the Cologne further pressure cost.

dominance of the MSV Duisburg

Duisburg was powerful in the first half and could have even expanded the lead. In several situations, the players, including Patrick Sussek, who met the outdoor post, and Meuer, who just passed the goal. The Cologne team tried to actively work on the equalization by changing a triple change in the second round. However, Duisburg remained defensively.

Patrick Sussek, who scored the 2-0 for Duisburg in the 65th minute after a successful solo, underlined the superiority of his team. Duisburg's goalkeeper Max Braune was particularly busy in this game. He not only prevented a severe setback from a possible own goal, but also held all the shots of the Cologne on his housing.

victory in the promotion race

With this victory, the MSV Duisburg now leads seven points in front of Borussia Mönchengladbach II and has thus further improved the prerequisites for the ascent. For Fortuna Cologne, this defeat means that you initially leave the promotion race. The team still remains combative and will try to succeed in the coming games.

The lineups of the two teams were as follows:

referee Lars Bramkamp confidently led the game and let the players show their efforts in an exciting game. Duisburg has now taken a significant step towards the climb and will go into the next challenges with this self -confidence. For more information on the number of spectators at the Regionalliga West Visit kicker.de .

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