There hasn’t been a spectacle like this on the Alm for a long time: In the duel between Bielefeld and Lautern there was a red card and a clear lead – until events really took off. And goal-rich.
Depressed mood in Bielefeld: Arminia, who have been relegated to the Bundesliga, also lost to 1. FC Kaiserslautern and are still deep in the crisis. Coach Daniel Scherning’s team lost 2-3 (0-0) to the newly promoted team in a gripping Saturday evening game in the 2nd Bundesliga, despite good morale.
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Philipp Klement in the 54th minute, Aaron Opoku (57th) and Daniel Hanslik (88th) scored the goals for the guests from the Palatinate, who played in the majority after Bielefeld’s Bryan Lasme was sent off in the second half.
Robin Hack had meanwhile equalized for hard-fought Bielefeld with a brace (60th/74th/penalty kick).
“I have such a tie and my pulse was relatively high,” said Lautern coach Dirk Schuster after the game on Sky. “That was our worst second half of the entire season,” he continued, adding: “Normally you have to play it 2-0 home seriously. But we invited the opponent instead through our own mistakes. It was also a bit of arrogance included.”
Arminia’s double scorer Hack meanwhile struggled with the outcome. “We certainly played the best second half so far this season – and then got such a stupid goal,” explained the offensive player. “When we were outnumbered, we were maybe even better than before and of course it hurts a lot when you end up losing.”
That’s how the game went
In front of 24,651 spectators on the Bielefelder Alm, both teams played a fast-paced game. However, the hosts suffered a setback in the 44th minute: Lasme saw a yellow-red card after an unlucky game against Boris Tomiak.
Despite being outnumbered, Bielefeld played bravely. Kaiserslautern used two mistakes by the hosts for two goals. After Hack equalized, the game was completely open. Shortly before the end of the game, substitute Hanslik let the guests cheer.
Kaiserslautern moved up to seventh place in the table with 23 points. Bielefeld, on the other hand, remains last with eleven points. Arminia has lost five of the last six league games.