User:Madcynic/Sandbox/1963–64 SC Aufbau Magdeburg season

The 1963–64 1. FC Magdeburg season was the club's fourth season in the DDR-Oberliga, East Germany's top football competition. The side also won the FDGB-Pokal this season, thus winning their first national title.

DDR-Oberliga
The Oberliga began on 10 August 1963 and ran until 10 May 1964, with a winter break from 9 December to 18 January.

After Magdeburg had sacked manager Wittenbecher during the last season, Ernst Kümmel took over the reins of the Oberliga side. This had a profound effect on the playing style. Had Wittenbecher's side dazzled fans and neutrals alike with their no-holds-barred attacking play, Kümmel's SC Aufbau played a more restrained game, sacrificing much of their attacking prowess for sturdy defending. In the event, Magdeburg did not fare much better in the Oberliga than in the previous season. While they conceded eight goals less than in the previous season, they managed to score only 25 compared to previously 44. They finished with 23 points as before, but with a much worse goal difference at -13 compared to -2.

In February, Magdeburg's match against ASK Vorwärts had to be postponed due to inclement weather. When the match was eventually played in March, the bus carrying the team was turned onto its side after encountering black ice, but nobody was seriously injured. However, the match against SC Karl-Marx-Stadt, scheduled for the following Sunday, 8 March, was postponed.

FDGB-Pokal review
In the FDGB-Pokal, all Oberliga sides joined at the third round only, as had been practiced last season. Magdeburg faced Oberliga side Empor Rostock. A nil-all draw after extra time in Rostock meant a replay in Magdeburg. This time Rostock won 2–1 in extra time, and Magdeburg were once again eliminated.

Match report
The goals 7th: Moldenhauer cannot hold on to Trölitzsch's direct free kick, defender Faber slides into the ball and pushes it over the goal line.

37th: Frenzel receives a pass from Franke, goes past Magdeburg's defense and crosses for a finish from right winger Engelhardt.

39th: Stöcker starts a solo at the halfway-line, passes the ball to right winger Walter who scores with a fast low ball into the near corner of the goal.

74th: Hirschmann's freekick surprises Leipzig's defenders who are powerless to prevent Walter's second goal.

94th: Leipzig's goalkeeper Nauert cannot hold on to a powerful shot from Walter, Stöcker reacts quickly and scores the winning goal despite pressure from two Leipzig defenders.

The cup final, played 5 weeks after the end of the DDR-Oberliga saw the third-placed team of SC Leipzig play eleventh-placed SC Aufbau Magdeburg. Despite intense heat, Leipzig was in control from the start, with secure passing and well-executed moves, and their forwards put Magdeburg's shaky defense under intense pressure. Magdeburg lacked precise passing in midfield, as their midfielders were constantly pushed back to defend. Their forwards could not gain anything from the high crosses they were fed with. After Leipzig had quickly gained a 2-0 lead, everyone in the crowd believed in their victory. However, Walter's 39th minute goal brought about a change. Suddenly it was Leipzig who looked insecure and Magdeburg gained control of the match. After the break, Magdeburg's manager had made a change in his attack, moving Walter to play center forward. As both of Leipzig's halfbacks had suffered injuries, Magdeburg put on too much pressure for Leipzig's defense. Stöcker and Walter entered Leipzig's box again and again, and Magdeburg's equaliser in the 74th was well-deserved. Referee Kunze decided to add several minutes of injury time which Magdeburg used to score the winning goal in the 94th minute.

1963-64 East

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