SV Darmstadt 98 is the new leader in the second Bundesliga and is impressively underlining its promotion ambitions. With the 4-0 (3-0) win against 1. FC Kaiserslautern, the Hessians pushed FC Schalke 04 (40) out of the top spot with 41 points.
Lautern, on the other hand, has to bury its promotion ambitions for the time being. The FCK’s gap to third place in the relegation zone is now eight points. For the Lilies it was the eleventh game in a row without defeat.
FCK coach Torsten Lieberknecht experienced a bitter return to his old place of work. Because Fraser Hornby (5th minute/foul penalty), Fynn Lakenmacher (29th), who came into the team for the injured striker Isac Lidberg, and Kai Klefisch (45th) made everything clear for the home team before the break. Luca Marseiler (90th + 2) added more later in the Merck Stadium at Böllenfalltor, which was sold out with 17,810 people.
Kaiserslautern has no chance
The guests, on the other hand, initially owed almost everything. They didn’t even get dangerously close to the goal in the first half and didn’t fire a shot on goal. The FCK players remained unexpectedly passive, especially in duels. Darmstadt, on the other hand, scored three goals from four chances.
After the restart, the guests tried to fight their way into the game. But much remained piecemeal. The hosts, on the other hand, seemed much more mature that evening and continued to play in a disciplined manner. This meant that top-class opportunities arose again, but Hornby and Lakenmacher missed them in a promising position.
Even though Darmstadt didn’t get as many spaces as a result and the guests had more possession of the ball, Marcel Schuhen had a very quiet evening in the Darmstädter Tor. He only had to intervene shortly before the end and thus prevented the consolation goal.
