SC Paderborn 07 survived a wild 2. Bundesliga encounter on matchday 29, edging 1. FC Magdeburg 4–3 at home thanks to a sensational four-goal performance from Filip Bilbija.
The hosts struck first on 19 minutes when Bilbija opened the scoring, finishing after a pass from Laurin Curda. Magdeburg responded quickly, levelling in the 25th minute as Lubambo Musonda converted from a Mateusz Żukowski assist.
Paderborn reclaimed the lead just four minutes later. Bilbija struck again in the 29th minute, this time set up by Calvin Brackelmann to make it 2–1. Magdeburg refused to fold, with Żukowski finding the net himself in the 37th minute to restore parity at 2–2.
Deep into first-half stoppage time, Bilbija completed his hat-trick. In the 45+2 minute, he turned in a delivery from Raphael Obermair to send Paderborn into the break 3–2 ahead.
Magdeburg came out positively after the interval. Laurin Ulrich scored in the 59th minute to make it 3–3, capping another comeback for the visitors and setting up a tense final half-hour.
The decisive moment arrived in the 78th minute. Substitute Sebastian Klaas, introduced at half-time, provided the assist for Bilbija to net his fourth of the afternoon, putting Paderborn 4–3 up. The hosts then managed the closing stages to secure all three points.
The match also featured early yellow cards for Paderborn’s Raphael Obermair and Mattes Hansen, and for Magdeburg’s Mateusz Żukowski, underlining the intensity of the contest. Both coaches turned to their benches in the second half, with multiple substitutions on each side as they chased a winner or an equaliser.
Further details such as full lineups, additional statistics, and post-match reaction were not available at the time of writing.
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