Sandhausen remains last
1. FC Heidenheim was unable to catch up with leaders SV Darmstadt 98 in the 2nd Bundesliga. After the 0-0 draw against 1. FC Magdeburg on Sunday, coach Frank Schmidt’s team still has good prospects of being promoted to the Bundesliga for the first time. With three games to go, FCH has a four-point lead over third-placed Hamburger SV, and a non-promotional spot is eight points away. Darmstadt lost 3-0 to FC St. Pauli on Saturday evening and is three points ahead of Heidenheim. The guests are in eleventh place with 39 points.
The Heidenheim team struggled against Magdeburg in front of 15,000 spectators in the sold-out Voith Arena, especially in the first half. After the change of sides, the FCH then developed an overweight. Substitutes Kevin Sessa (52nd minute) and Dzenis Burnic (60th) both failed because of the aluminum and in the final phase Heidenheim did not reward themselves for their improved performance after the break.
Glatzel secures second place: The top scorers in the 2nd Bundesliga
1. FC Nürnberg lost victory against 1. FC Kaiserslautern: Klement scored late
1. FC Nuremberg has against 1 FC Kaiserslautern lost an important win in the relegation battle in added time. After a dramatic final phase, both teams separated 3:3 (2:1). The “club” missed it to get air in the fight for relegation. The advantage over the relegation rank is four points.
In the traditional duel, Mats Möller Daehli (4th minute) with his first goal of the season, Jens Castrop with a header (35th) and striker Kwadwo Duah with a hoe (50th) provided FCN’s goals. The goals for Lautern were scored by Terrence Boyd (40′), Julian Niehues (88′) and Philipp Klement after a free kick (90’+5′).
Eintracht Braunschweig wins a basement duel at SV Sandhausen
Eintracht Braunschweig has taken a big step towards staying in the class. After a turbulent final phase, the promoted team defeated bottom-placed SV Sandhausen 2-1 (0-0) on Sunday and are now seven points ahead of the two direct relegation places in the last three games. Only in the 82nd minute did Saulo Decarli give Eintracht the lead after a corner kick. And just 72 seconds after Aleksandr Zhirov equalized (88′), Anton Donkor (90′) scored the acclaimed winning goal.
In front of 20,000 spectators, Sandhausen could have left the direct relegation zone for the first time since the beginning of February. However, the guests missed several big opportunities, especially in the first half. In the ninth minute, Kemal Ademi had a free shot a few yards from the Braunschweig goal and put the ball wide of the goal. In the 24th, 43rd and 44th minute, the striker from Switzerland missed further great chances.
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