Cleverly acting Dusseldorf have spoiled promoted 1. FC Magdeburg the season opener in the second Bundesliga.
Despite a good performance, Magdeburg could not score any points against Fortuna.
Düsseldorf won 1: 2 (0: 1) in front of 22,288 spectators in Magdeburg on Saturday evening.
Rouwen Hennings (44th minute with a hand penalty) and Felix Klaus (46th) scored for Fortuna Düsseldorf, Connor Krempicki (50th) only managed the goal.
Magdeburg coach Christian Titz brought on two newcomers at the start, Jamie Lawrence in central defense and Mohammed El Hankouri on the right.
Before kick-off, both groups of supporters made themselves known when they covered the stadium in smoke with pyrotechnic devices.
In a playful way, FCM picked up on the previous season, started aggressively and immediately put the guests under pressure.
They were initially unlucky with the video assistant: a goal was canceled due to handball and a penalty kick was canceled due to offside.
The third VAR decision of the evening brought a hand penalty for the guests, which Hennings converted and which turned the course of the game upside down.
Seconds after the restart, the guests increased after Jamie Lawrence lost the ball.
After that, Magdeburg seemed quite unsure, but then the blue and whites hit back: Krempicki had a lot of space and hit the right angle, which is worth seeing.
After that, an open game developed between the two teams, but the really big chances were still missing.
Magdeburg lacked the penetrating power, in addition there were the two individual mistakes by Lawrence, which Düsseldorf knew how to use effectively.