Things tigthen up at the top and remain red-hot in the relegation battle.
Preußen Münster got a double from American Matt Taylor to upend leaders Karlsruhe and move closer to promotion. The hosts started out stronger and grabbed the lead, but KSC began to increase the pressure in trying to salvage the match. At the end, Preußen managed to stave off the leaders, due to some timely defending, especially when Bischoff cleared off the line in injury time. with
In the other top clash, Heidenheim kicked Bielefeld’s ass to move closer. However Arminia has no one to blame but themselves, as they got red-carded twice in the first half, effectively ending any chances they had to hold the match.
Osnabrück has been whirling like a flushed toilet, but they managed to stop the slide and get a hard fought win at Halle. This keeps the hopes alive for VfL.
Rostock effectively ended any relegation worries with a win over Dortmund II. The mini-Neons shot themselves in the foot though as Hornschuh got red-carded after only 4 minutes. Still, Hansa didn’t impress, but they eventually did enough to get the win.
Darmstadt may have received a stab in the heart as they managed to lose at home against Saarbrücken. It was clearly going to be a tough match, as FCS was unbeaten in eight, but the 98ers needed a result.
Babelsberg and Stuttgarter Kickers got precious points which have them barely above relegation.
Total attendance 55,383 (avg 5,538)
SV Wehen Wiesbaden - Alemannia Aachen 3:2 (2:1) 3,014 VfB Stuttgart II - Wacker Burghausen 0:0 (0:0) 760 Hallescher FC - VfL Osnabrück 1:2 (1:1) 6,406 SpVgg Unterhaching - Stuttgarter Kickers 1:1 (0:1) 1,500 SV Babelsberg 03 - Rot-Weiß Erfurt 1:1 (0:1) 2,858 Preußen Münster - Karlsruher SC 2:1 (1:0) 14,945 Chemnitzer FC - Kickers Offenbach 2:0 (0:0) 3,900 SV Darmstadt 98 - 1. FC Saarbrücken 1:2 (0:0) 5,100 Hansa Rostock - Borussia Dortmund II 2:0 (0:0) 7,800 1. FC Heidenheim - Arminia Bielefeld 3:0 (1:0) 9,100 1 Karlsruher SC (A) 34 20 9 5 59:23 +36 69 2 Preußen Münster 34 19 11 4 58:27 +31 68 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 Arminia Bielefeld 34 19 10 5 55:30 +25 67 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 VfL Osnabrück 34 19 7 8 57:34 +23 64 5 1. FC Heidenheim 34 19 7 8 63:43 +20 64 6 Chemnitzer FC 34 14 9 11 48:40 +8 51 7 SpVgg Unterhaching 34 13 9 12 43:44 -1 48 8 SV Wehen Wiesbaden 34 9 18 7 44:44 0 45 9 1. FC Saarbrücken 34 12 8 14 48:54 -6 44 10 VfB Stuttgart II 34 11 10 13 33:34 -1 43 11 Wacker Burghausen 34 11 9 14 37:43 -6 42 12 Hansa Rostock (A) 34 11 7 16 35:48 -13 40 13 Rot-Weiß Erfurt 33 10 9 14 36:48 -12 39 14 Hallescher FC (N) 34 10 9 15 31:45 -14 39 15 Kickers Offenbach 34 10 9 15 38:40 -2 37 16 SV Babelsberg 03 33 8 9 16 26:42 -16 33 17 Stuttgarter Kickers (N) 34 8 8 18 34:45 -11 32 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 18 Borussia Dortmund II (N) 32 7 11 14 28:48 -20 32 19 SV Darmstadt 98 34 6 13 15 25:42 -17 31 20 Alemannia Aachen (A) 34 6 10 18 35:59 -24 26 A = Absteiger just Relegated N = Neuling just promoted 1st line: Promotion to 2.Liga 2nd line: Promotion Playoff with 2.Liga 16th place 3rd line: Relegation to Regionalliga Aachen and Offenbach deducted two points for financial shenanigans Aachen is also basically relegated due to pending insolvency.