SV Darmstadt 98 lifted a 2‑0 win at home against 1 FC Nürnberg on the 19th matchday of the 2. Bundesliga, while Arminia Bielefeld and Holstein Kiel settled for a 2‑2 draw after a tense encounter.
At the Böllenfalltor, the Lilies had to wait before their dominance translated into points. In the 60th minute, Hiroki Akiyama gave Darmstadt the lead, and the Nuremberg side struggled to find a reply, repeatedly hitting the solid Hessian defence. The decision came in the 75th minute when Luca Marseiler capitalised on a counter‑attack to add a close‑range tap‑in, making it 2‑0. Darmstadt then defended the advantage confidently, preventing any further opportunities for the visitors.
On the Bielefelder Alm, the match swung wildly between two distinct halves. Holstein kicked off by taking the lead when Leon Schneider accidentally scored an own goal in the 33rd minute. Just before the break, Ivan Nekic extended the hosts’ advantage with a headed finish from a corner (45+2). After the half‑time change, the picture reversed: Bielefeld pushed hard, and following Nekic’s sending‑off in the 68th minute, the teams were level again. Joel Grodowski converted the resulting penalty in the 70th minute to make it 1‑2. Bielefeld kept the pressure up, and the 87th minute delivered a rebound when substitute Noah Sarenren Bazee headed in from close range to level at 2‑2. Despite further chances on both sides, the match finished in a 2‑2 draw.
