FCK beat Regensburg 3-0 on Saturday, with Ragnar Ache scoring two goals. (Facebook/1. FC Kaiserslautern)
Ragnar Ache broke out of his scoring slump, marking his 11th and 12th goals of the season as the Red Devils beat Jahn Regensburg on Saturday 3-0.
1. FC Kaiserslautern got off to a fast start in front of 41,579 spectators at Fritz Walter Stadium, with Marlon Ritter testing ex-Red Devil Julian Pollersbeck in the third minute. The Regensburg keeper made the save and added a couple more, stopping shots by Filip Kaloc in the 26th minute and by Ache three minutes later.
Regensburg had scoring chances too, but the shots were either off the mark or stopped by FCK keeper Julian Krahl, leaving the game scoreless at halftime.
Kaiserslautern got off to a fast second-half start. Ache took a center from Florian Kleinhansl in the 47th minute and headed the ball past Pollersbeck into the net.
Four minute later FCK upped the score to 2-0, with Marlon Ritter converting a free kick from Maximilian Bauer with his right foot.
Regensburg had a couple of chances to get back into the game but failed to convert or had scoring possibilities called back for offsides.
Ragnar scored his second goal of the game in the 70th minute when he took a pass from Daniel Hanslik on a fast break and converted with a right-footer past Pollersbeck.
The win moved the Red Devils up to second place in the standings with 42 points, behind Hamburg, which lead on goal difference.
Cologne can move back to the top with a Saturday night win in Karlsruhe. Hamburg plays in Paderborn Sunday afternoon.
Next up for FCK is a Friday, 6:30 p.m. game at Fritz Walter Stadium against Elversberg, before heading to Paderborn for a 1 p.m. game on March 15.
March 1, 2025 17:29
