1. FC Magdeburg also missed out on their first home win since February against SSV Ulm. Despite a clear superiority on the field and a clear chance advantage, FCM could not get past a 0-0 draw in front of 21,993 spectators on matchday 12 of the 2nd Football League. Magdeburg are seventh in the table with 18 points.
"When we're so superior, it's annoying not to score a goal. It's positive that we didn't concede a goal," said defender Jean Hugonet after the sixth draw of the season.
Magdeburg coach Christian Titz was forced to make changes due to suspensions, bringing Mohammed El Hankouri and Abu Bekir El-Zein into the starting line-up. In the first competitive match between the two teams, FCM tried to take control from the outset, but first had to find their feet going forward, especially as the attacking line was constantly rotated.
Samuel Loric on the left in particular repeatedly created promising attacks in the early stages, but most of them ended behind the byline or were blocked for a corner. The visitors had the best chance, but Maurice Krattenmacher missed (7th).
Magdeburg remained superior on the pitch, but only rarely managed to generate shots. The lack of a real target player was clearly noticeable. "We lacked the final pass, the presence in the box. We have to do that better," said Hugonet. A shot from distance by El Hankouri (19') was the most promising thing.
After the break, FCM found themselves in more and more situations where the interplay in attack did not work and attacks that were actually good came to nothing. The visitors were lucky that captain Strompf was only shown a yellow card after a handball (59') instead of a possible red - Alexander Nollenberger would have been free in front of the Ulm goal.
Magdeburg were becoming increasingly sloppy in defense, allowing much more and missing some of their own counterattacks miserably. One of the few FCM shots was saved by Niclas Thiede in the visitors' goal against Nollenberger (69'). Magdeburg pressed in the final minutes, but even when they were outnumbered after Strompf was shown a yellow card (87'), they were unable to score.
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