KSC wins the Southwest Derby against Kaiserslautern 2-0 | free press

2023-05-21 17:46:49

Karlsruher SC won the traditional south-west derby against 1. FC Kaiserslautern in the 2nd Bundesliga.

Thanks to the first goal of the season from Budu Siwsiwadze, who had just come on as a substitute, in the 70th minute and Paul Nebel’s goal in added time (90+5), KSC won the disappointing football duel 2-0 (0-0) and drew in the table as a new seventh, past the guests who slipped down to eighth place. Both now have 45 points, but KSC has the better goal difference by one goal.

Karlsruhe celebrated their sixth win in their last seven home games in front of 23,885 spectators who created a heated atmosphere in the stands of the sold-out stadium construction site in the wildlife park. Newcomers FCK, on ​​the other hand, have only won one of their last eleven games.

Lucky punches to victory

At the official farewell to central defender Daniel Gordon, who has played 267 competitive games for KSC and is retiring after the season, the hosts did not come into play for a long time before the break. Instead, Kaiserslautern initially controlled the game despite defensive weaknesses and quickly played forward. But it only became dangerous with a free kick from Lautern’s Philipp Klement (27th).

In the second half, too, FCK was initially the slightly better of two weak teams. There were hardly any chances to score. But then attacker Siwsiwadze put KSC on the road to victory with his first touch of the ball from close range, Nebel scored with a nice flick. (dpa)