He has had to wait so long for this moment…
At Hertha BSC (2-0), Dawid Kownacki (27) scored for the first time since his return to Fortuna Düsseldorf – and for the first time ever in a competitive match since his farewell match against Kaiserslautern (3-0) on the last matchday of the season before last. And that will surely have only been the beginning.
Bet that Kownacki will start shooting now…?!
His first goal after 476 days really touched the heart of the Pole, he celebrated with the fans and his colleagues, but also needed a few moments for himself. Kownacki: “The first goal after my return was very emotional for me, this moment will stay in my mind for a long time. I didn’t score for over a year – I didn’t have many chances in Bremen.” After his free transfer, the Düsseldorf striker had only played 364 minutes in 22 matches – now his goal redemption.
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What’s striking is that since Kownacki has been there, Fortuna has finally had some really good moments in attack. In Ulm (2:1) he missed two mega opportunities, against Hannover (1:0) he hit the crossbar, now in Berlin there was the first celebration – and there are many more to come. Kownacki: “Here at Fortuna I have more confidence. In the first few games I had chances, but I didn’t take them. I stayed calm – that’s important for a striker.”
But it is particularly important for him that he has a coach in Düsseldorf who is 100 percent behind him. Daniel Thioune (50) had already vetoed the transfer two years ago, ensuring that Kownacki played a mega season (14 goals and 9 assists) at Fortuna before leaving Werder. Now the coach absolutely wanted his favorite back, and Klaus Allofs (67) and Christian Weber (41) granted his wish.
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Kownacki (loaned for a year with an option to buy for around €2.5 million) had already paid back in Ulm and Hanover, and now in Berlin he has also scored a goal and scored an assist – and he has also fought hard. During the week the Pole had described himself as a “defensive striker” and he proved this at Hertha BSC. And now that he has broken his goal-scoring itch, he is even more of a goal-scoring hope for the league leaders.
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And everything indicates that his karate goal in Berlin was just the beginning…
