Darmstadt experiences a wave pool of emotions on the Betzenberg. After a lead and a deficit, there is a draw at the end. Trainer Lieberknecht does not really know how to rate the performance.
Kaiserslautern (dpa/lhe) - After Darmstadt 98's crazy 3: 3 at 1. FC Kaiserslautern, coach Torsten Lieberknecht was torn. "It was a wild game," summed up the 49-year-old on Sunday evening. "After the three goals we conceded, the 3-3 was an amazing story from a moral point of view. We're happy that we were able to equalize. So we're going home with a point. Nevertheless, we have to clearly discuss that we can The 2-0 lead shouldn't be given away like that."
Up until the 74th minute, the Hessians looked like the sure winner. The guests had practically taken the lead at half-time when Tobias Kempe (45.2) converted a penalty kick. Philipp Tietz scored four minutes after the restart to make it 2-0.
Fifteen minutes before the end, events on the Betzenberg came to a head. First Kenny Prince Redondo headed in to make it 1:2 (74 '), two minutes later Mike Wunderlich equalized with a penalty kick. Shortly before the final whistle, Redondo shook the stadium when he completed a counterattack to make it 3-2 for the Red Devils. But Aaron Seydel gave the lilies a little happy ending with his goal in added time.
"In the end we almost have to be happy about the point. Nevertheless, we can't let Kaiserslautern come back into this game after the 2-0 lead. After about 70 minutes we weren't calm enough in the build-up game, we didn't get the second ball anymore, weren't quite as diligent as before," said Darmstadt captain Fabian Holland self-critically.
FCK coach Dirk Schuster, who once led Darmstadt from the 3rd division directly to the Bundesliga, was also exhausted after the exchange of blows in front of 38,380 spectators in the Fritz Walter Stadium. "It was an intense game, which was also a bit wild and for the neutral spectator it was really cool to watch," said Schuster. "The 3:3 reflects the course of the game overall. After the 0:2 deficit, no one believed in us anymore."
Darmstadt is still fourth in the table with 15 points - four points behind leaders SC Paderborn. The climber from Kaiserslautern is also on target as seventh in the table with 13 points.
