After four draws at home, FC Magdeburg have now suffered their first home defeat. In front of 27,065 spectators, the Elbe city team lost 3-0 (0-2) to Hannover 96 on Sunday and missed out on a promotion place. Andreas Voglsammer (13th minute/23rd) and Håvard Nielsen (75th) scored for the visitors, who moved up to second place, one point behind leaders Fortuna Düsseldorf. FCN slipped to ninth place in the table.
"It's always the same against Hannover. We know what they do, are good on set-pieces and counter-attacks. We just didn't have the stability today," said Magdeburg's Jean Hugonet.
Compared to the defeat in Hamburg, Livan Burcu returned to the starting eleven, with Philipp Hercher defending on the wing and Daniel Heber moving back into the back three. The match began with both fan camps remaining silent in memory of FCM fan Hannes S., who died in 2016 in circumstances that have never been fully clarified. Voglsammer scored from a corner to give them an early lead. 96 pressed early on, FCM looked hectic in their build-up play and were too imprecise.
