Second-half highlights:
47’: Marvin Ducksch strikes a free kick from around 25 yards out just left of the centre of the pitch, and the ball flies just over the bar. It wasn’t far away!
58’: Red card for Fortuna! Kristoffer Peterson is dismissed from the pitch by referee Tobias Reichel for a poor challenge on Felix Agu! He flew in with both legs and deservedly leaves the field!
66’: Big chance for Schmidt! Marvin Ducksch sprints down the left flank and lays it off to Niklas Schmidt, and the second-half substitute fires a shot towards goal, but Kastenmeier saves it again and it goes out for a corner.
66’: GOAL! Niclas Füllkrug makes it 1-0 to SVW! Marvin Ducksch plays a short corner to Niklas Schmidt and receives it back from him before crossing it into Düsseldorf’s box. He picks out his strike partner Niclas Füllkrug who heads it in for 1-0. The goal is initially ruled out for offside, but following a long VAR check the decision is overturned and the goal is awarded to Niclas Füllkrug, who was in an onside position.
73’: Romano Schmid plays Marvin Ducksch through on goal with a well-threaded pass which beats Fortuna’s defence. The striker attempts to poke it through the legs of the onrushing keeper, but fortunately for him, it rebounds off the keeper and falls right into Ducksch’s path, who simply has to tap the ball home. However, VAR judges that Ducksch was offside when Schmid played the pass, and so this time Werder’s goal is disallowed.
80’: GOAL! Marvin Ducksch makes it 2-0 to SVW! This one’s going to count! Despite being mid-fall, Niklas Schmidt manages to play the ball to Ducksch, who tucks it away coolly from the centre of the penalty box.
88’: GOAL! Niclas Füllkrug makes it 3-0 to SVW! That seals things! Marvin Ducksch intercepts a misplaced pass from the Düsseldorf defender and runs through on goal. He decides against shooting at the final moment and instead lays it square for Niclas Füllkrug, who completes his brace without difficulty.
