Hansa Rostock: Fatkic converts first penalty of the season!

Hansa Rostock: Fatkic converts first penalty of the season!

In the exciting duel between Hansa Rostock and Viktoria Köln, the football club from Rostock was able to prevail with an important penalty. Kenan Fatkic, the penalty taker, brought joy to the fans in the 50th minute when he put the ball into the net. It was not only his first goal of the season, but also the first penalty converted for Hansa Rostock in the current 2025/26 third division season ostsee-zeitung.de reported.

This was the third penalty for Rostock this season. Previously, two attempts by Emil Holten and Andreas Voglsammer had been unsuccessful. Before the game, coach Daniel Brinkmann had named Fatkic and Jonas Dirkner as possible penalty takers. After a short consultation with Dirkner, Fatkic actually decided to shoot himself and thus demonstrated his strong nerves.

The background to the penalty

The penalty was caused by a foul by Meiko Sponsel on Andreas Voglsammer, who cleverly got through in the penalty area. In the current 3rd league season, an average of 0.41 penalties are whistled per game. Of the 49 penalties that have been given so far this season, 36 have been converted, which corresponds to a hit rate of 73.5% transfermarkt.de determines.

What is particularly noteworthy is that Fatkic is the second player to convert a penalty this season against Viktoria Köln goalkeeper Eduardo Dos Santos Haesler. The statistics also show that the connection between player and coach is crucial.

Viewers and expectations

Rostock held the flags high and the fan support was unmistakable. With every match day the pressure increases and the expectations increase. The spectators hope that the team around Coach Brinkmann can further increase its commitment and tactical implementation.

There was also a lot of discussion in advance about Hansa Rostock's strong defense, which has proven to be solid so far this season. Hansa keeper Benjamin Uphoff has already had several penalties against him, including two against Lex Tyger Lobinger and one against Ahmet Arslan, which shows that the team must continue to face the challenges. The upcoming games could be crucial to how the team performs over the course of the season.

With their current form and a strong team spirit, Hansa Rostock is certainly capable of positioning itself further in the top third of the table. We can only hope that the next penalties can be converted better in order to preserve the chance of promotion.