Late Nekić Winner Lifts Holstein Kiel to 2–1 Victory in Düsseldorf

Holstein Kiel claimed a valuable 2–1 away win over TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf on matchday 29 of the 2. Bundesliga, with a late goal from Ivan Nekić settling a tense contest on Friday.

After a goalless first half, the breakthrough arrived in the 50th minute. Phil Harres put Holstein Kiel 1–0 up, finishing a move created by Adrián Kaprálik to give the visitors the advantage in Düsseldorf.

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Fortuna responded strongly and found their equaliser in the 71st minute. Cédric Itten made it 1–1, converting after good work from Satoshi Tanaka, restoring parity and swinging momentum back towards the home side.

The decisive moment came just eight minutes later. In the 79th minute, Ivan Nekić struck what proved to be the winning goal for Kiel, with Umut Tohumcu providing the assist as the visitors retook the lead at 2–1 and held on through the closing stages.

The match featured several bookings, reflecting its competitive edge. For Holstein Kiel, Jonas Meffert (10′), Umut Tohumcu (24′), Steven Skrzybski (44′) and Adrián Kaprálik (90′) were all shown yellow cards. Fortuna Düsseldorf had Florent Muslija (26′) and Moritz Heyer (90′) booked.

Both coaches made early and tactical substitutions. John Tolkin was replaced by Marko Ivezić for Kiel in the 7th minute, while Christian Rasmussen made way for Marin Ljubicic for Fortuna in the 16th minute. Further changes followed on the hour mark and in the final minutes as both sides chased a result, including the introduction of Valgeir Lunddal Friðriksson, Jordi Paulina and Moritz Heyer for Düsseldorf, and Jonas Therkelsen, Frederik Roslyng and Niklas Niehoff for Kiel.

Detailed data on lineups, possession, shots and other statistics were not available at the time of writing. For full match context and competition standings, visit the 2. Bundesliga page on Ballaxy or the specific match centre.

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2. Bundesliga Standings

Season: 2025/26

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	FC Schalke 04	32	20	7	5	49	28	21	67	W W W W W
2	SV 07 Elversberg	32	17	8	7	60	36	24	59	W D W L D
3	Hannover 96	32	16	10	6	56	40	16	58	D W D W D
4	SC Paderborn 07	32	17	7	8	55	43	12	58	L L D W W
5	SV Darmstadt 98	32	13	12	7	56	42	14	51	L D L L L
6	Hertha BSC	32	13	9	10	44	37	7	48	L L D L W
7	1. FC Kaiserslautern	32	14	4	14	49	47	2	46	L L L W W
8	Karlsruher SC	32	12	7	13	50	60	-10	43	W L L W L
9	1. FC Nürnberg	32	11	9	12	41	42	-1	42	D W D L D
10	Holstein Kiel	32	11	8	13	42	43	-1	41	W W W W D
11	VfL Bochum 1848	32	10	10	12	46	45	1	40	D W L W L
12	SG Dynamo Dresden	32	10	8	14	51	50	1	38	W L W W L
13	Arminia Bielefeld	32	9	9	14	47	48	-1	36	D W D L W
14	1. FC Magdeburg	32	11	3	18	49	56	-7	36	W L W L W
15	Eintracht Braunschweig	32	9	7	16	34	52	-18	34	L W D L D
16	TSV Fortuna 95 Düsseldorf	32	10	4	18	30	49	-19	34	L W L L L
17	SpVgg Greuther Fürth 1903	32	9	7	16	45	66	-21	34	D L W D L
18	SC Preußen Münster	32	6	11	15	37	57	-20	29	D L L D D