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“Mustapha Bundu opens the scoring for Hannover, giving the visitors an early foothold in the match.”
Pivotal“Fabian Schleusener equalises for Karlsruhe just before half-time, levelling the contest and lifting the home crowd heading into the break.”
Pivotal“Kolja Oudenne, the half-time substitute, restores Hannover's lead with a goal that ultimately proves the decisive moment of the match.”
Pivotal“Daisuke Yokota converts a late penalty to make it 3-1, ending any lingering doubt and sealing a comfortable away win for Hannover.”
Karlsruher SC
Hannover 96
Outstanding performance
Hannover 96•AttackerHannover arrived at the Wildparkstadion and got their noses in front early through Mustapha Bundu's 18th-minute strike, only for Karlsruhe to draw level just before the break via Fabian Schleusener, sending the sides into the tunnel level and the tie finely poised. The second half told a different story, however. Hannover's half-time double substitution proved inspired — Kolja Oudenne, introduced alongside Husseyn Chakroun at the interval, rifled home the go-ahead goal on 82 minutes to swing the match decisively in the visitors' favour. Daisuke Yokota then converted a stoppage-time penalty to make it 3-1 and put the result beyond doubt. The statistics underline the story: Hannover mustered six shots on target to Karlsruhe's two and created three big chances to the hosts' two, showing a clinical edge their opponents lacked. For Karlsruhe, thirteen fouls committed to Hannover's three speaks to a side growing increasingly desperate, while Marvin Wanitzek's 90th-minute yellow card summed up a frustrating evening. Hannover take three valuable points that will do their mid-table standing no harm, while Karlsruhe are left to rue a failure to build on Schleusener's equaliser.
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Hannover 96 arrive at the Wildparkstadion sitting fourth in the 2. Bundesliga table and chasing promotion, while Karlsruher SC look to use their formidable home record to upset the visitors' rhythm. With Hannover unbeaten in their last three meetings against KSC and a 3-0 hammering fresh in the memory, the hosts have plenty to prove.
