{"id":33,"date":"2024-02-05T15:36:17","date_gmt":"2024-02-05T15:36:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nathanieljablonski.me.holycross.edu\/?p=33"},"modified":"2024-02-05T15:36:17","modified_gmt":"2024-02-05T15:36:17","slug":"1-fc-nurnberg-soccer-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/nathanieljablonski\/2024\/02\/05\/1-fc-nurnberg-soccer-game\/","title":{"rendered":"1. FC N\u00fcrnberg Soccer Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Servus aus Bamberg!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">On Saturday morning, I traveled with Frau Knappe and Dr. Weihe to N\u00fcrnberg\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Max-Morlock-Stadion\/@49.4262521,11.115408,15z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x479f59c387db738b:0x684be76d61962f2c!8m2!3d49.4262526!4d11.1257077!16zL20vMDZ6NWpi?entry=ttu\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Max-Morlock-Stadion<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to watch a 2. Bundesliga&#8217;s (German soccer league) soccer match. 1. FC N\u00fcrnberg (1. FCN), who are currently 10th, took on Vfl Osnabr\u00fcck on a gray, drizzling, and crisp February afternoon.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-33 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/nathanieljablonski\/2024\/02\/05\/1-fc-nurnberg-soccer-game\/img_1143\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/nathanieljablonski\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2024\/02\/IMG_1143-scaled-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/nathanieljablonski\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2024\/02\/IMG_1143-scaled-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/nathanieljablonski\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2024\/02\/IMG_1143-scaled-1-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/nathanieljablonski\/2024\/02\/05\/1-fc-nurnberg-soccer-game\/img_1147\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/nathanieljablonski\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2024\/02\/IMG_1147-scaled-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/nathanieljablonski\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2024\/02\/IMG_1147-scaled-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/nathanieljablonski\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2024\/02\/IMG_1147-scaled-1-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/nathanieljablonski\/2024\/02\/05\/1-fc-nurnberg-soccer-game\/img_1148\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/nathanieljablonski\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2024\/02\/IMG_1148-scaled-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/nathanieljablonski\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2024\/02\/IMG_1148-scaled-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/nathanieljablonski\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2024\/02\/IMG_1148-scaled-1-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/nathanieljablonski\/2024\/02\/05\/1-fc-nurnberg-soccer-game\/img_1146\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/nathanieljablonski\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2024\/02\/IMG_1146-scaled-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/nathanieljablonski\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2024\/02\/IMG_1146-scaled-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/nathanieljablonski\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2024\/02\/IMG_1146-scaled-1-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Aside from the normal action that takes place during a soccer match, there was some additional excitement. During the game, both 1. FCN\u2019s and Osnabr\u00fcck\u2019s fan clubs took part in a dual protest against the Deutsche Fu\u00dfball Liga (DFL\u2013<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">German Football League<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">). However, these protests were not limited to these two teams; it\u2019s league wide.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_38\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38\" style=\"width: 169px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-38 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/nathanieljablonski\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2024\/02\/IMG_1189-169x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-38\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">1. FCN&#8217;s fan club protest against the DFL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_39\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39\" style=\"width: 169px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-39 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/nathanieljablonski\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2024\/02\/IMG_1187-169x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-39\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vfl Osnabr\u00fcck&#8217;s fan club protest against DFL.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Recently, the DFL has been working on a deal which would allow a foreign investor a percentage share of the revenue generated from TV. The DFL wants to use the investment to further develop foreign marketing while preventing piracy. (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stern.de\/sport\/investorenplaene-im-fussball--protest-ohne-ende--verhaertete-fronten-zwischen-fans-und-dfl-34427106.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Protest ohne Ende: Verh\u00e4rtete Fronten zwischen Fans und DFL<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">) At the same time, fans are worried that external investors will ruin the traditions of German soccer while commercializing the sport, both of which German soccer enthusiasts are strongly against. (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stern.de\/sport\/investorenplaene-im-fussball--protest-ohne-ende--verhaertete-fronten-zwischen-fans-und-dfl-34427106.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Protest ohne Ende: Verh\u00e4rtete Fronten zwischen Fans und DFL<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">During the N\u00fcrnberg\u2013Osnabr\u00fcck game, both fan clubs actively protested throughout the game. It started with banners speaking out against the DFL actions. This was quickly followed with an anti-DFL chant, started by the 1. FCN fans. The Osnabr\u00fcck fans responded in turn to the 1. FCN\u2019s chants. These anti-DFL chants and call-and-responses continued for the duration of the match. As the game progressed, both sides began throwing tennis balls onto the soccer pitch while continuing their anti-DFL rhetoric. During both halves, the referees had to suspend play for stadium personnel to clear the field of any potential hazards to the players, while angry fans continued to throw their balls in protest.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_40\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40\" style=\"width: 169px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-40\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/nathanieljablonski\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2024\/02\/IMG_1190-169x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-40\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tennis balls thrown during protest<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nevertheless, the game was a lot of fun! The soccer culture is definitely different from the American one. Before the match started, the club\u2019s hymn was played, and all the 1. FCN fans stood, raised their team scarves, and joined in singing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_41\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41\" style=\"width: 168px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-41\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/nathanieljablonski\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-05-163144-168x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"168\" height=\"300\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-41\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">1. FCN scarves during club hymn<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The game opened relatively quickly, with N\u00fcrnberg\u2019s Can Uzun scoring the first goal of the match in the 17th minute. Unfortunately, with a few minutes left in the first half, Vfl Osnabr\u00fcck\u2019s forward, Erik Engelhardt, tied the game. Luckily, the game didn\u2019t stay tied for long. In the 51st minute, Can Uzun struck again, scoring a beautiful goal, giving 1. FCN the lead. For the remainder of regular time, N\u00fcrnberg was able to hold off Osnabr\u00fcck\u2019s attempts, but with 8 minutes of stoppage time, N\u00fcrnberg just couldn\u2019t keep Osnabr\u00fcck from the attack. In the 3rd minute of extra time, Kwasi Okyere Wriedt scored the last goal of the match, tying the game at 2 a piece. Yet, 1. FCN had one last chance to win the game with a few minutes left, when Lukas Schleimer fired a shot that got past Osnabr\u00fcck\u2019s goalie, but a quick reaction from an Osnabr\u00fcck defender resulted in an astonishing sliding save on the goal line to keep the game even and secure a 2-2 draw.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bis n\u00e4chsten Mal! 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