SC Magdeburg vs Fuchse Berlin

Bergendahl's red card at 53:38 could have been a destabilising moment — instead, it became the moment Magdeburg sealed the win. Mandic's immediate penalty save, followed by Lagergren's finish in transition, turned a potential nervous finish into a comfortable cruise through the final seven minutes.

• Gisli Kristjansson (SC Magdeburg): Eight goals and the creative heartbeat of Magdeburg's attack. The Iceland international was the man of the match, pulling Berlin's defence apart from centre back. His duel with Mathias Gidsel was the individual battle of the night.
• Matej Mandic (SC Magdeburg): The Croatian goalkeeper, one half of a completely rebuilt Magdeburg goalkeeping duo alongside Dominik Kuzmanovic, delivered the save of the match on Grondahl's penalty. His composure after Bergendahl's dismissal was decisive.
• Mathias Gidsel (Fuchse Berlin): Nine goals kept Berlin in touch for long spells, but the Danish superstar lacked support from a Berlin attack that was too heavily reliant on him and Grondahl (five goals, including three penalties).
• Albin Lagergren (SC Magdeburg): The Swedish right-back scored key goals in the second half, including the transition strike that followed Mandic's penalty save, and finished with multiple timely strikes.

The 38-31 scoreline tells a story of offensive efficiency rather than defensive collapse. Magdeburg's 20 first-half goals matched their season's best output for any half in the 2025/26 Bundesliga campaign, and the fact they maintained a 37-goal pace after Bergendahl's red card speaks to their depth. Berlin, by contrast, were held below 32 goals for the first time in four Super Cup appearances — a testament to Mandic's presence in goal and Magdeburg's disciplined 6-0 defence.

For Magdeburg, this is their first Super Cup since 2001 — a 25-year drought that belies their status as back-to-back Bundesliga champions. Bennet Wiegert now has the one domestic trophy that had eluded him. For Berlin, the defeat ends their run of two consecutive Super Cup wins and exposes the difficulties of integrating several new faces — Andreas Palicka in goal, Frederik Simak on the wing — after the departures of cornerstone players like Dejan Milosavljev.

Both sides open their 2026/27 Bundesliga campaign next weekend. Magdeburg will carry significant momentum into that fixture, while Krickau's Berlin side face urgent questions about their defensive cohesion.

Magdeburg looked every bit the champions they are. The summer rebuild — losing Hernandez, Portner, O'Sullivan and Hornke — was supposed to create a transition period. Instead, Wiegert has assembled a unit that clicked on the first night of the season. Berlin will improve as their new signings settle, but on this evidence the gap is larger than the seven-goal margin suggested.