1. FC Kaiserslautern inspires with the derby victory against Karlsruhe!

<Ol> <li> FC Kaiserslautern inspires with the derby victory against Karlsruhe! </li> </l>

Kaiserslautern, Deutschland - The 1st FC Kaiserslautern in the exciting Southwest derby against Karlsruher SC 3: 1 (1-0) achieved an important victory and thus pushed itself into second place in the second place in the 2nd Bundesliga. In ideal weather conditions, 48,567 fans trembled in the Fritz-Walter Stadium when the "red devil" took control of the game. Already in the 13th minute, Boris Tomiak set the first exclamation mark of the afternoon with his transformed penalty, after a foul by KSC debutant Enes Zengin. Lautern dominated the action, even if the KSC acted more in the initial phase, such as Saarbruecker-zeitung.de reported.

The second half continued to see Kaiserslautern as the more efficient team. In the 73rd minute, Kenny Prince Redondo made it 2-0, followed by another goal from Jannis Heuer just two minutes later, which the game finally decided. The KSC was only able to establish the connection to 1: 3 by a late free kick from Marvin Wanitzek in the 88th minute, which no longer changed the overall picture of the game. The Palatinate thus set a clear sign in the promotion race by demonstrating their strong shape in the last games, so Bundesliga.com .

Before the game, coach Markus Beginning was confronted with personnel worries because important players like Ragnar Ache and Daniel Hanslik failed at short notice. Nevertheless, the team gave the impression of cohesion and self -confidence, which was emphasized by captain Marlon Ritter after the game. With the success on the third matchday in a row, Kaiserslautern was now able to collect 26 points and is only one point behind the leaders SC Paderborn.