2. Bundesliga Saturday Review: Schalke prevail in Magdeburg, First win for Nürnberg
Three teams secured away victories on Saturday before Nürnberg claimed all the points in the Topspiel. All three Saturday afternoon games ended in favor of the visiting sides, while Miroslav Klose’s Nürnberg finally celebrated their first win of the season.
**Nürnberg 2-1 Bochum**
It took them seven games, but Nürnberg finally managed their first victory of the season. Julian Justvan opened the scoring with a solo strike in the 68th minute, marking Nürnberg’s first home goal of the campaign against Bochum.
The visitors looked set to return home with a point after Ibrahim Sissoko converted a penalty kick. However, Der Club snatched all three points in the dying moments. Nürnberg’s deadline-day signing Adriano Grimaldi scored a 92nd-minute winner with a powerful header from Berkay Yilmaz’s inviting free-kick. The striker, who had already scored twice in Paderborn’s Pokal win over Viktoria Köln, was brought on just minutes earlier, making his home debut.
**Magdeburg 0-2 Schalke**
Thanks to their captain’s heroics, Schalke returned to winning ways in Magdeburg. Kenan Karaman scored on either side of halftime to bring Schalke within a single point of league leaders Darmstadt.
The veteran striker opened the scoring with a sublime finish in the 10th minute. He later netted his third goal of the season from the penalty spot. Meanwhile, Magdeburg dropped to the bottom of the standings following Nürnberg’s victory in the Topspiel.
**Hertha Berlin 0-2 Paderborn**
Filip Bilbija added three goals for the season after his brace helped Paderborn secure a win in the capital city. Like Karaman, Bilbija’s second goal came from a second-half penalty kick, while his first was a curling effort that beat Tjark Ernst in Hertha’s goal.
Stefan Leitl’s team has yet to score at home this season and lost momentum once again despite their impressive 3-0 victory in Hannover last time out.
**Eintracht Braunschweig 1-4 SV Elversberg**
Younes Ebnoutalib scored a brace for the third consecutive game to help Elversberg claim their biggest win of the season in Braunschweig. The 22-year-old striker had no goals in his first seven appearances for the club and did not start a game this season before matchday four.
However, he has been unstoppable since then, scoring six times in three matches. This win means Elversberg are now level on points with Darmstadt and Hannover at the top of the standings. Meanwhile, Ebnoutalib leads the scoring charts alongside Darmstadt’s Isac Lidberg.
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