Hannover 96 still on the upswing: home win against Holstein Kiel

Created: 02/25/2022Updated: 02/25/2022 21:26

Hanover's Maximilian Beier (l) and Kiel's Ahmet Arslan fight for the ball. © Daniel Reinhardt/dpa

Hannover 96 is still on the upswing in the second division.

Lower Saxony won 2-0 (0-0) at home against Holstein Kiel on Friday evening and drew level with the storks on points.

Sebastian Kerk (65th minute) and Niklas Hult (72nd) scored in front of 9,200 spectators for coach Christoph Dabrowski's team, who thus managed a successful dress rehearsal for the quarter-finals in the DFB Cup.

Hanover – Then RB Leipzig will be making a guest appearance in the HDI Arena on Wednesday.

In an even game, both teams had chances to take the lead before the break.

96 missed a triple chance in the 35th minute through Sebastian Stolze, Kerk and Maximilian Beier.

Benedikt Pichler could have scored for the guests (45th).

After the change of sides it was the Hanoverians who took advantage of their chances.

Kerk scored through Linton Maina and Hult after a nice combination.

A little later, Hult made everything clear by extending a shot from Mark Diemers with a heel into the goal.

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