Fortuna Düsseldorf triumphed over SV Sandhausen, 0x2, on Sunday, on to matchday 1 of the 2. Bundesliga. Both Gerhard Kleppinger's team and Christian Preußer's team held their first game in the competition. Rouwen Hennings made a tremendous game.
The first-half ended without any goals.
With 56 minutes on the clock, Rouwen Hennings opened the scoring for Fortuna Düsseldorf, assisted by Nicklas Shipnoski. Rouwen Hennings netted the last goal in the 62nd minute from the penalty spot.
After the result Fortuna Düsseldorf are 5th in the table, with 3 points, while SV Sandhausen sit 15th place, with 0 points. In relation to forthcoming league matches, Düsseldorf's team will host Werder Bremen, whilst Sandhausen's team will play away against Jahn Regensburg.
| SV Sandhausen | Fortuna Düsseldorf | |||
| 8 | 3 | Shots | 4 | 7 |
2 | Shots on target | 2 | ||
| 7 | 6 | Total Tackles | 4 | 8 |
3 | Tackles Won | 3 | ||
| 7 | 7 | Ball steals | 5 | 8 |
| 7 | 69 | Total Passes | 40 | 8 |
| 7 | 53 | Passes Completed | 30 | 8 |
| 7 | 5 | Saves | 4 | 8 |
3 | Fouls Committed | 3 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Fouls Suffered | 2 | 8 |
