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Nuremberg’s Johannes Geis scored the 1-0 with a free kick. (Image: dpa)
(Photo: Marius Becker/dpa)
Siegen – After the brilliant derby victory against SpVgg Greuther Fürth, 1. FC Nürnberg only managed the first task in the DFB Cup with difficulty and brought 1. FC Kaan-Marienborn in their game of the year to the hoped-for entry into the next round .
The second division team won 2-0 (1-0) against the newly promoted regional league and, like last year, is in the second round of the competition.
Johannes Geis (45th minute) and Enrico Valentini (84th) scored the goals for the “Club” in front of around 6,000 spectators in Siegen’s Leimbach Stadium. The district club from Siegen, which was only founded in 2007, had reached the first main round of the cup for the first time and now had to accept its first defeat in 2022.
The four-time cup winner started with a total of four changes. Coach Robert Klauss also made a change in goal and gave Carl Klaus a chance to prove himself. The guests needed some time to warm up in Siegerland and had good chances to score through Mats Moeller Daehli, Christoph Daferner and Kwadwo Duah, but it was Geis who put the visitors ahead with a converted free kick just before the break.
The regional league put up a long resistance, but could not overcome the Nuremberg defense. Valentini made the decision shortly before the end with a left-footed shot from the edge of the penalty area to make it 2-0.
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