Paderborn is celebrating: 4:3 in the derby against Bielefeld and second place in the table!

Paderborn is celebrating: 4:3 in the derby against Bielefeld and second place in the table!

What an exciting football weekend in the 2nd Bundesliga! SC Paderborn won the East Westphalian derby against Arminia Bielefeld 4-3 and celebrated their fifth win in a row. With this triumph, the Paderborn team catapulted themselves to second place in the table. n-tv reports on an exciting game in which the hosts initially fell behind twice, but fought back with a strong team performance.

The game started turbulently. Joel Grodowski gave the guests from Bielefeld the lead in the 16th minute with a penalty kick. But Paderborn didn't let themselves be discouraged: Mika Baur equalized in the 26th minute, only to lose out again when Thaddäus Momuluh made it 2-1 for Bielefeld in the 29th minute. However, Paderborn's response followed promptly: Steffen Tigges scored twice in the 50th and 62nd minutes and set the course for victory after Filip Bilbija converted a penalty in the 55th minute. Tim Handwerker brought Bielefeld back within reach with a penalty kick in the 73rd minute, but he ran out of time. The Berliner Sonntagblatt summarizes: Paderborn has impressively proven that it can keep up with the best.

Table position and other results

With this victory, Paderborn has moved up to second position in the table, leaving many of their competitors behind. Another place in the table that is coming into focus is that of 1. FC Kaiserslautern, who won their game against Karlsruher SC 3-2. Marlon Ritter secured the victory for Kaiserslautern with his goal in added time. As n-tv reports, Kaiserslautern did a remarkable job, while Preußen Münster and Dynamo Dresden had to settle for a 2-2 draw after Münster saved the tie with a late own goal from Bünning.

Among the statistics relating to SC Paderborn, a few players particularly stand out. Striker Steffen Tigges has established himself as one of the key players. His form will be crucial to continue shaking up the league. Kicker provides information about the team statistics and previous performances, which show that Paderborn is well on its way to being at the top.

With this success behind them, SC Paderborn remains a team to keep an eye on. The fans can look forward to many exciting games if the club continues to perform like this. It remains to be seen how the table will develop in the coming weeks and whether Paderborn can actually play for promotion. The anticipation is definitely great!