Corona worries and bad luck: Second division soccer club SV Darmstadt 98 has also lost the second game of the new season.
At Karlsruher SC, the lilies lost 0: 3 (0: 1).
The KSC, on the other hand, took their second win and is now at the top of the table for the time being.
Seven players were not available to Darmstadt trainer Torsten Lieberknecht due to the mandatory corona quarantine.
After all, access Nemanja Celic, goalkeeper Marcel Schschuhe and offensive man Ensar Arslan were released from isolation after intensive discussions with the health department.
In the past week, three players from the lilies who were not named by name had tested positive for Corona.
So it's no surprise that the hosts found their way into the game better.
Consequently, Philipp Hofmann scored the early lead (9th minute) for the Karlsruhe team, who then had the match under control.
Jerome Gondorf even had a great chance of making it 2-0 before the break.
The captain put his shot on the crossbar (26th).
In the second half, the Darmstadt team became more dangerous.
An open exchange of blows developed in front of 9750 spectators.
In the 56th minute, the supposed equalizer for the guests: Phillip Tietz is offside at his conclusion from almost five meters.
Kyoung-rok Choi (76th) and again Hofmann (79th) made the decision with a double strike.
Nuremberg again only a draw
After conceding a late goal, 1. FC Nürnberg missed their first win of the season in the second division.
At SC Paderborn, the Franks came to a 2: 2 (0: 1), they are now with two points from two games.
An own goal by Jannik Huth (54th) and striker Manuel Schäffler (58th) with his first goal of the season initially turned the game in favor of the guests who had fallen behind due to Jannis Heuer (19th).
In the final phase, Sven Michel (85th) managed to equalize Paderborn.
Before Heuer's hit, Nuremberg's Johannes Geis was clearly fouled - surprisingly, however, video assistant Pascal Müller (Löchgau) did not check the scene.
After the goal, Paderborn took control and pushed for the 2-0 - Nuremberg survived the pressure phase of the hosts and fought their way back in the second round.
A shot from Mats Möller Daehli hit the post, from there onto Huth's back and into the goal.
Only four minutes later Möller gave Daehli Schäffler the opening goal.
In an exciting final phase, Nuremberg seemed closer to the third goal, Felix Lohkemper (76th) hit the post.
Shortly afterwards, Paderborn's Felix Platte (77.) made a technical error on a counterattack and initially missed the huge opportunity to equalize.
Paderborn was finally allowed to cheer again.