Sports Second League
Can Uzun turns the game in Magdeburg on its head
Status: 09.03.2024 | Reading time: 3 minutes
Nuremberg’s super talent Can Uzun has offers from the Bundesliga and abroad. In Magdeburg, the 18-year-old once again showed why he is so sought after. The opponent, on the other hand, once again struggled with exploiting opportunities.
1. FC Nürnberg has ended its winless streak at foreign venues in 2024. The Franconians won 1-0 (0-0) at 1. FC Magdeburg on Saturday evening and decisively moved away from the relegation zone. In front of 26,680 spectators, Can Uzun scored the winning goal for the guests in the 81st minute. After the home defeat, Magdeburg is six points ahead of the relegation relegation place.
“Of course I’m happy that he made the difference again. However, he dives too often in the game for me,” said Nuremberg’s sports director Dieter Hecking about his coveted goalscorer. The 18-year-old Uzun has long since aroused interest from other clubs and has received offers from the Bundesliga and abroad.
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The much praised offensive player was still satisfied. “It was disgusting today. We had to walk a lot, me too. But I knew I would still get one chance. And I took advantage of that,” said Uzun, who scored his 13th goal of the season and became the second-youngest player in the history of the single-track second division to reach this mark.
Magdeburg does not take advantage of opportunities
Similar to the 3-0 win against Schalke, the Magdeburgers had started furiously and after just five minutes they had two chances to score, which FCN goalkeeper Carl Klaus quickly destroyed. “It was brutally exhausting playing against this team. They have a lot of lively people. If they start playing around the penalty area, it becomes dangerous. I can’t understand why they don’t have more points. They have a brutal quality,” said Klaus.
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For 20 minutes, the Magdeburg team actually constricted the club in their half, then the guests freed themselves and scored twice in the Magdeburg goal, but both Uzun and Sebastian Andersson were offside when they shot. Overall, Magdeburg had the game under control, but the last pass lacked precision. In addition, the red-banned striker Luca Schuler was sorely missed in the middle of the attack.
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The second half started slowly. It always became dangerous for Nuremberg when Tatsuya Ito came into the game on the left wing. The Japanese could rarely be disturbed. Klaus had to clear against him twice (51st/56th). The Franks didn’t make any progress forward for a long time before Uzun scored.
“We lost because we allowed a chance and immediately conceded a goal. The game only went one way. We didn’t have 100% chances, but we had five or six chances to score a goal,” said Magdeburg’s coach Christian Titz angrily: “At the moment, we’re a bit lacking the ability to finish at the first or second post. I’ll say it again: We delivered a reasonable performance, but again we didn’t score a goal.”
