Düsseldorf keeps the competition at bay

Dusseldorf (SID) Fortuna Düsseldorf keeps the competition at bay in the 2nd Bundesliga. At the start of the 21st matchday, coach Friedhelm Funkel's team won the top game against feared opponents SV Sandhausen 1-0 (1-0) and, after their fourth win in a row, are still three points ahead of their pursuers 1. FC Nürnberg an der Great. Andre Hoffmann completed the hosts' fourth win in a row with his first goal of the season in the second minute. For the guests, Tim Kister (74th) failed with a hand penalty against the strong Fortuna goalkeeper Raphael Wolf. Sandhausen, who had won all of their previous three away games at Fortuna, came away empty-handed for the first time after four games in a row without defeat and are currently four points behind third-placed Holstein Kiel. The hosts got off to a lightning start in front of 23.288 spectators. After Düsseldorf's first corner from winter signing Genki Haraguchi, Hofmann scored his first goal of the season with a header. The early lead played into the Rhinelander's hands, but Sandhausen remained dangerous on the counterattack. After a quarter of an hour, Richard Sukuta-Pasu missed a good opportunity for the Electoral Palatinate, who gradually broke away from their hold. Eroll Zejnullahu could also have equalized in the 20th minute. Fortuna had a good opportunity through Benito Raman before the break. In the second half, Sandhausen continued to try to equalize, but Fortuna was very secure on defense and initially didn't let anything go. After a handball from Kaan Ayhan in the Fortuna penalty area, Kister lost his nerve.

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Düsseldorf keeps the competition at bay

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