Magdeburg crush Karlsruhe 6-1 to climb into 2. Bundesliga top four

Iyoha and Żukowski star in Avnet-Arena rout

Magdeburg momentarily climbed to fourth after a 6-1 win over Karlsruhe, who had seemed to put a poor run behind them when they beat Darmstadt 4-0 the previous week.

The hosts started the season with a shocking 6-1 defeat to Eintracht Braunschweig in front of their fans, but they have now won four successive games at the Avnet-Arena.

Emmanuel Iyoha continued his spectacular form in front of goal with his sixth strike of the season, after last season's sensation Mateusz Żukowski scored the first two goals from penalty-kicks.

Irish defender Anselmo García MacNulty, Roko Simic and Leon Merger all netted their first 2. Bundesliga goals for Magdeburg in a dominant second-half display.

Wanitzek blasts Karlsruhe performance

Karlsruhe's captain Marvin Wanitzek criticised the team's performance with strong words, as they have only picked up two points from their first four games away from home.