Draw between Regensburg and Nuremberg

Regensburg – Jahn Regensburg and 1. FC Nürnberg started the new season of the 2. Bundesliga with a draw.

At 1: 1 (0: 1) in front of 3011 fans in the Jahnstadion, which was filled with spectators for the first time in almost seven months, the guests took the lead on Friday through Tim Handwerker (43rd minute). Max Besuschkow equalized in the second half with a hand penalty (58th). The hosts of coach Mersad Selimbegovic were the more active and courageous team. The Nürnbergers, where head coach Robert Klauss celebrated his league debut, lacked the coordination and the successful ideas for building up the game.

For almost the entire first half, neither team had a chance to score. Then Handwerker surprised Jahn keeper Alexander Meyer with a long shot. In stoppage time, the FCN defender was again in focus when he cleared an Erik Wekesser header off the line from close range.

In the second half, the game was played almost exclusively on the guests’ goal. That Nuremberg’s Enrico Valentini played a cross in the penalty area with his hand was only punished by the referee after a long video study. Besuschkov converted the penalty safely. After that, Regensburg in particular pushed for victory, but it did not succeed.

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