In the home game against fifth-placed Karlsruher SC, 1. FC Nürnberg scored a respectable win on Holy Saturday (April 8, 2023): Although the Franconians were better than the guests in the first half, they had to concede a goal after a good half hour (goal scorer : accept Mikkel Kaufmann (26.)); It was the other way round in the second half, in which Baden had the advantage and the “Club” equalized at the last minute through Duah (90+4).
In a balanced early phase in front of 29,422 spectators in Nuremberg, a goal by FCN striker Duah was disallowed for offside (10′).
1. FC Nuremberg against Karlsruher SC: Club manages to draw after a wild final phase
The “Club” had a lot more possession in the first half of the game, but it was KSC who scored the goal. Midfielder Paul Nebel left Nuremberg’s overwhelmed defender Florian Hübner without any problems and then passed to Kaufmann, who scored the lead.
After falling behind, the Middle Franconia remained the more active team. The Karlsruhers were lucky that it wasn’t 1-1 at the break. First KSC defender Christoph Kobald cleared Duah (41′), then Marvin Wanitzek scratched a James Lawrence header off the line (42′).
After the change of sides, Karlsruhe made more for the game. There were hardly any dangerous actions in the penalty areas. Instead, the game became more and more disorganized.
Penalty only after video evidence
In the 86th minute, FCN celebrated Duah’s supposed equalizer, which was disallowed for offside. In added time, Karlsruhe’s Marcel Franke brought down Nuremberg’s Christoph Daferner. After View the video images Referee Wolfgang Haslberger decided on a penalty and gave Franke the yellow-red card. After the 1:1 FCN even pressed the winning goal – without success.
