2nd league on Friday
Hannover (dpa) – Hannover 96 is still on the upswing in the second division, while Erzgebirge Aue missed a redeeming victory in the relegation battle of the second Bundesliga on Friday evening.
Lower Saxony won at home against Holstein Kiel 2-0 (0-0) and drew level with the storks on points. Sebastian Kerk (65th minute) and Niklas Hult (72nd) scored in front of 9,200 spectators for coach Christoph Dabrowski’s team, who thus managed a successful dress rehearsal for the quarter-finals in the DFB Cup. Then on Wednesday, RB Leipzig will be making a guest appearance in the HDI Arena.
Under new coach Pavel Dotchev, Auer missed out on a win in the relegation battle in the second division and gave up a 3-1 lead shortly before the final whistle. At SC Paderborn, the Saxons initially came from behind in a turbulent second half, but then gambled away the victory they thought was certain within a few seconds. A crazy game ended 3:3 (0:1) and gave the violets, who were threatened with relegation, a severe setback.
Dimitrij Nazarov with two penalties (63rd/70th minute) and Ben Zolinski (65th) scored for courageous guests. The Paderborn team, which Dennis Srbeny (26th) had put in the lead, showed morale and saved at least a draw thanks to two late goals from Kemal Ademi (89th) and Marcel Correia (90th).