2. Bundesliga: Instant fan favorite Lee inspires Darmstadt to comeback draw with Kiel

Argentine Guillermo Balzi and South Korean Lee Ho-jae scored on their 2. Bundesliga debut as SV Darmstadt and Holstein Kiel shared spoils at Bollenfalltor. The hosts scored twice in the last 15 minutes after their poor start to the game.

Former Newell’s Old Boys midfielder Balzi opened the scoring inside the first ten minutes with a brilliant finish after Phil Harres‘ fortuitous assist. There was no fortune involved when Harres doubled their advantage just before the break, though.

The striker who had a brilliant pre-season scored with a free header after Adrian Kapralik’s pinpoint delivery. Darmstadt looked defeated until the introduction of their summer signing Lee at the hour mark.

The tall striker first received a huge cheer from the home fans when he helped his injured teammate Yosuke Furukawa get off the pitch by holding him all by himself. Five minutes after that incident, the former K League 1 targetman scored with a brilliant finish.

Darmstadt sealed the point five minutes before time as Aleksandar Vukotic produced a bullet header from Lance Duijvestijn‘s corner-kick delivery. Kiel’s coach Tim Walter was visibly irritated after the final whistle by the manner in which his team dropped two points.

Darmstadt will travel to Dresden next week, while Kiel host relegated St. Pauli at Holstein-Stadion.