Kaiserslautern players celebrate a goal in the team’s 3-1 win over rival Karlsruhe at Fritz Walter Stadium on Saturday. (Facebook/1. FC Kaiserslautern)
1. FC Kaiserslautern beat southwest Germany rival Karlsruher SC 3-1 Saturday afternoon, for its third win in a row.
The Red Devils got on the board in the 13th minute on a penalty by Boris Tomiak after Luca Sirch was fouled by Karlsruhe’s Enis Zengin.
The two teams traded chances to score in front of 48,567 spectators at Fritz Walter Stadium, with KSC getting a goal called back for offsides.
Karlsruhe had the first scoring opportunity in the 57th minute but Marcel Franke couldn’t net a cross.
Both coaches substituted a number of players midway through the half, with Kaiserslautern’s Markus Anfang having the luckier hand.
Three minutes after coming on the field, Kenny Prince Redondo put the Red Devils up 2-0 when he converted a Sirch pass in the 73 minute.
FCK scored again three minutes later when another substitute, Jannis Heuer knocked a Florian Kleinhansl free kick into the net.
Karlsruhe scored in the 88th minute on a beautiful free kick by Marvin Wanitzek, but the Red Devils sent their fans home happy with the 3-1 win.
The victory moves FCK back up to second place in the second division table, with 26 points. KSC dropped to sixth with 23 points.
In the Sunday games, only Hamburg, who plays Darmstadt, can pass the Red Devils in the standings.
Next week Kaiserslautern travels to Darmstadt for the Saturday night game at 8:30 p.m.
The Red Devils close out the first half of the season at Fritz Walter Stadium on Dec. 22 against Cologne.
December 7, 2024 19:34
