Fortuna Düsseldorf missed a good chance to make contact with the promotion places in the 2nd Bundesliga on matchday 22 at Karlsruher SC. Fortuna gave up a lead twice on Saturday evening (February 17, 2024) and had to settle for a 2-2 draw in the end.
Christos Tzolis, match winner in the cup quarter-finals in Sankt Pauli, gave Düsseldorf a 1-0 half-time lead in the 37th minute.
After the equalizer through Jerome Gondorf’s header (48′), it was Tzolis again who put Fortuna back in the lead with the subsequent attack (51′).
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Expensive mistake from Fortuna keeper Kastenmeier
But a mistake by keeper Florian Kastenmeier, who let a shot from David Herold slip through (63′), ended up costing Düsseldorf two important points in the promotion race.
With 33 points, Fortuna, seventh in the table, is now five points behind the relegation place. Karlsruhe (29 points) climbed to ninth place with the draw.
KSC travels to Betzenberg
On matchday 23, KSC travels to 1. FC Kaiserslautern (Saturday, 1 p.m.), Düsseldorf welcomes Hansa Rostock on Sunday (1:30 p.m.).
