Markus Anfang celebrates a 4-0 gala with Darmstadt 98 against Braunschweig

Darmstadt –

What a memorable evening for Markus Anfang (46) and Darmstadt 98! With 4: 0 the SVD overtook Eintracht from Braunschweig on Friday night – and advanced to eighth place in the 2nd Bundesliga standings with their third win of the season.

It was a hugely important success at the start: because the former 1. FC Köln and their team had lost 4 0: 4 to the Bundesliga they relegated SC Paderborn and then 3 0 to Erzgebirge Aue in the previous two days. take the hat.

Markus Anfang and Darmstadt overturn the Eintracht Braunschweig

And what a fabulous first half the starting team scored in the first part of the game! It took the hosts just 36 minutes for their four goals, Eintracht coach Daniel Meyer (41) could only watch in disbelief from the sidelines.

The focus: the two Darmstadt braces Serdar Dursun (29) and Tobias Kempe (31). The bell rang for the first time in just six minutes: Braunschweig goalkeeper Felix Dornebusch (26) sharply moved Dursun within five meters – penalty! Kempe came forward and easily scored Darmstadt 1-0.

SV Darmstadt 98 with a 4-0 gala against Eintracht Braunschweig

And the guests’ breakdown show continued: just a minute later, Michael Schultz (27) made a blackout pass on his sixteen – Dursun grabbed the ball and pushed it for a 2-0 (7th). Then the event subsided briefly. But only shortly after was the next double blow and the decision. Once again Dursun was kicked in the penalty area. Also in this case it was Kempe who made the change from the spot (34th). Before that, the veteran, who leads the second division scorer list with four goals and seven assists, had a fight of words with Dursun, who he also wanted to shoot.

But the start whistled his striker back, led him to the sidelines for a brief announcement. After the game the attacker said with a smile: “The coach decides”. What did the beginning tell him? “You are such a good striker, you don’t have to score goals from penalties. Or just do the next one, “Dursun explained. And he said:” Let’s see what it will be like in the future … “

His second goal of the evening – his sixth goal of the season – was granted only two minutes later to cheer the Darmstadt player: after a misunderstanding in the defense of Braunschweig, Dursun finished dry 4-0 (36th). It took just over half an hour for the hosts to free Braunschweig, stuck in 16th place. In the second part of the game, nothing of note happened. The beginning and his proteges could have overcome it. (kos)