After the first half, the visitors led 2-0 in the blistering Veltins-Arena thanks to goals from Igor Matanovic. After the break, Simon Terodde (two goals) and Uruguayan Rodrigo Zalazar turned the deficit into a victory, so that the club from Gelsenkirchen can no longer be traced with one more round in the second Bundesliga. In the final phase Marcel Beifus from St. Pauli was still red.
Coach Büskens couldn’t believe his luck after the game. “The feeling is unbelievable,” he told BILD† “It was our dream. We had to fight for that, we didn’t get it for free. A big compliment to the team. It is unbelievable.”