Dramatic football evening: Magdeburg wins despite the Christmas market tragedy!

Dramatic football evening: Magdeburg wins despite the Christmas market tragedy!

Magdeburg, Deutschland - On December 21, 2024, the 1. FC Magdeburg experienced an emotional victory in the away game against Fortuna Düsseldorf. Despite a 5-2 victory in the second Bundesliga, the game was overshadowed by a tragic incident in the hometown of Magdeburg. According to reports, a car raced into a crowd on the Christmas market, which led to a standstill of the celebrations and grief with players and fans, like Die Süddeutsche reported. During the game, both the Magdeburg and the Düsseldorf fan block set their support to pay respect for the victims of the attack.

The course of the game

The Magdeburger opened the game strongly and took the lead through Martijn Kaars (11th minute), but Düsseldorf quickly equalized - Isak Johannesson met after an unsuccessful assignment of the defense (15th minute). From then on, the hosts took control and went through Tim Rossmann, who scored the 2-1. In the second half, Magdeburg urged the equalization and rewarded himself with a double strike by Baris Atik and again Kaars, who increased to 3: 2 (67th/70th minute). With a yellow-red card for Rossmann (77th minute) and later goals by Mohammed El Hankouri and Philipp Hercher to 5-2, the Magdeburgers ensured a memorable victory, which was driven by the sad news from Magdeburg, also MDR reported.

Although the victory in Düsseldorf was important, the actors recognized the severity of the situation and avoided celebrating sporting success. Magdeburg Captain Andre Hoffmann let know that the terrorist attack overshadows any sporting analysis. The evening, which meant a step closer to the 1st Bundesliga for the 1st FC Magdeburg with regard to the table, will go into history as an "incredibly sad victory".