Fortuna Düsseldorf showed strength and won 1:0 against 1.FC Nürnberg. The away win is the first since September 2025. Shinta Appelkamp scored the winning goal in the 53rd minute. Head coach Markus Anfang had to miss his captain and regular goalkeeper Florian Kastenmeier due to an eye injury. Marcel Lotka played his first official game for Düsseldorf between the posts. Valgeir Lunddal and Christian Rasmussen missed the game due to injury. Christopher Lenz and Florent Muslija returned to the starting lineup. The Fortuna Düsseldorf dominated the first half of the game between table neighbors in Franconia. However, the superiority on the pitch did not translate into goals. Lenz missed after a buttery pass from Shinta Appelkamp – which was delivered by Muslija. In the 24th minute, the next big chance for Düsseldorf followed. Muslija hit a corner kick far over the heads of the players in the direction of the second post, where Tanaka was completely free and volleyed. It lacked sharpness. Reichert parried. The traveling Düsseldorf fans had to wait until the 53rd minute for their goal celebration. After a pass, Lenz was free on the half and tried to outsmart the advancing Reichert with a chip. The ball bounced in front of the goal and especially in front of Appelkamp's feet, who scored the goal. The Düsseldorf away win could have been higher, as Ljubicic missed a goal in the 79th, 83rd, and 91st minutes. But the hosts also came close to the Düsseldorf goal until the final whistle. So it remained 1:0 for the Fortunen. The next away game follows. Fortuna Düsseldorf will visit Eintracht Braunschweig on Saturday, March 14, with a 13:00 kick-off.