A lack of consistency in attack cost 1. FC Magdeburg two points in a 1-1 draw at SpVgg Fürth. As a result, the Elbe city team missed out on a better starting position ahead of the duels against HSV, Hannover and Kaiserslautern. At least they managed to equalize immediately against the deep-lying Fürth side.
"There are games where you know you won't get a firework of scoring chances, but you could have left the pitch as the winner," said FCM coach Christian Titz, annoyed at the missed points. On the positive side, however, Magdeburg started with a revamped back three and hardly conceded anything in the new formation with Patric Pfeiffer in the center of defence.
