SV Sandhausen lost 2-1 to Hansa Rostock on Friday evening (May 12th, 2023) at the start of the 32nd matchday in the 2nd Bundesliga. The SVS remains at 28 points two games before the end and missed the chance to leave the bottom of the table at least temporarily.
Sandhausen must now hope that the two previously placed teams from Regensburg (28 points) and Bielefeld (30) don’t score either, so that at least relegation rank 16 remains within reach. A direct rescue is no longer possible.
Rostock almost saved
The guests from Rostock created a reassuring cushion on the relegation zone with the victory and now 37 points. Maybe it was the decisive three points – depending on how the competition plays: If table sixteenth Bielefeld (30 points) loses at 1. FC Kaiserslautern and penultimate Jahn Regensburg (28) does not win against Hamburger SV, Rostock could win on Sunday Relegation also mathematically certain.
Fröling and Pröger shock Sandhausen
Nils Fröling gave the guests from Rostock the lead after a solo run (17th minute). In front of 7,013 spectators, Hansa initially kept the hosts at bay with a secure defense. Sandhausen seemed unsettled. Kai Pröger increased from the penalty spot before the break (37′) after the player from Rostock was knocked down in the penalty area by Sandhausen’s Arne Sicker.
The bottom of the table made the surprising connection after the restart, Janik Bachmann (54th) scored with a header. Twelve minutes later, Sandhausen celebrated the alleged equalizer after Abu-Bekir El-Zein’s goal, which was conceded again because of a previous handball by Kemal Ademi.
Sandhausen as a guest in Heidenheim
At the bottom from Sandhausen, the rest of the program gives little reason for hope: On the last two matchdays, the Sandhausener meet the promotion candidates Heidenheim and HSV. On the 33rd matchday, the SVS is initially challenged at 1. FC Heidenheim (Saturday, May 20th, 2023 at 1 p.m.). One day later, Rostock will be visiting Nuremberg (1:30 p.m.).