After two game days in the German First Division season of 2002-2003, only two clubs havenÆt picked up a point. They are newly promoted Hannover 96, where Steve Cherundolo plays right back, and Nuremberg, which has Tony Sanneh on its backline.
Germany
* Steve Cherundolo (Hannover 96, D2) vs. 1860 Munich, 1-3.
Started: 90 minutes. A crowd of 42,123 watched HannoverÆs first First Division home game since 1989. Hannover misses the playmaking of Czech Jan Simak, who has moved to Bayer Leverkusen. Kicker Magazine rated Cherundolo a 4.0 (D) on backline that saw two players receive worse grades.
* Conor Casey (Hannover 96, D2) vs. 1860 Munich, 1-3.
DNP.
* Frank Hejduk (Bayer Leverkusen, D1) vs. Borussia Dortmund, 1-1.
DNP.
* Tony Sanneh (Nuremberg, D1) vs. Hansa Rostock, 0-2.
Started: 90 minutes. Sanneh moved from right back, where he started last week, to his preferred center-back spot. Sanneh was the best backline player for Nuremberg, according to Kicker Magazine, which rated him a 3.5 (C-).
* Cory Gibbs (St. Pauli, D2) vs. LR Ahlen, 1-4.
DNP.
* Mike Duhaney (Mainz, B2) bye.
* Grover Gibson (Mainz, B2) bye.
* Jacob Thomas (Braunschweig, B2) at Rot-Weiss Oberhausen, 0-2.
Started: 62 minutes.