Heidenheim was finally slowed down, by Darmstadt. FCH wanted revenge for one of their two losses (0-1 at Darmstadt) and pressed hard, but in the end had to settle for a draw, a good result for the visitors.
Leipzig got a huge win at Erfurt, allowing them to strengthen their hold on 2nd. For Erfurt, they needed a win here, so this is a major setback. A large crowd was on hand to boost RWE, but in reality, the RedBulls looked the better team.
Rostock had a horrible start, conceding a penalty within seconds at Unterhaching. But somewhat surprisingly, Hansa got their act together and played superior football, getting a crucial away win to keep in the hunt.
Osnabrück’s Andriano Grimaldi nailed a hat-trick against hapless Saarbrücken, and Wehen mananged to squeeze by Burghausen. For the victors, the battle for 3rd remains open. For the losers, the relegation mire just gets deeper. I can’t see any way back for Saarbrücken, and Burghausen is gonig to need some points quick before it gets hopeless.
The other huge result was Kiel’s thumping win over Münster. The Hosteiners (actually the “Storks”) had been sinking and desperately needed a result, which lifted them from the relegation zone. Their spot was taken by Chemnitz, who were unable to achieve anything against Duisburg. The 3rd relegation spot is a dogfight…
Sunday was the Stuttgart mini-derby, and the Kickers continued their improved play, getting the win.
Total attendance was 49,281 (avg 4,928)
Chemnitzer FC - MSV Duisburg 0:0 (0:0) 4,146 SV Elversberg - Hallescher FC 2:2 (1:1) 1,236 VfL Osnabrück - 1. FC Saarbrücken 4:1 (1:0) 7,095 SpVgg Unterhaching - Hansa Rostock 1:3 (1:2) 2,450 1. FC Heidenheim - SV Darmstadt 98 1:1 (1:0) 9,100 Jahn Regensburg - Borussia Dortmund II 2:1 (0:1) 3,661 Rot Weiß Erfurt - RB Leipzig 0:2 (0:1) 11,240 SV Wehen Wiesbaden - Wacker Burghausen 2:1 (1:0) 1,949 Holstein Kiel - Preußen Münster 3:0 (2:0) 4,504 VfB Stuttgart II - Stuttgarter Kickers 0:1 (0:0) 3,900 1 1. FC Heidenheim 24 16 6 2 42:14 +28 54 2 RasenBallsport Leipzig (N) 24 13 4 7 37:26 +11 43 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SV Darmstadt 98 24 11 7 6 38:21 +17 40 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 Hansa Rostock 24 11 6 7 32:34 -2 39 5 SV Wehen Wiesbaden 24 10 7 7 29:30 -1 37 6 VfL Osnabrück 24 10 6 8 33:27 +6 36 7 Rot Weiß Erfurt 24 10 4 10 34:27 +7 34 8 Jahn Regensburg (A) 24 9 7 8 35:32 +3 34 9 MSV Duisburg (A) 24 8 9 7 30:29 +1 33 10 Stuttgarter Kickers 24 9 5 10 28:28 +1 32 11 VfB Stuttgart II 24 9 5 10 31:31 0 32 12 Hallescher FC 24 9 4 11 26:28 -2 31 13 SpVgg Unterhaching 24 8 7 9 32:41 -9 31 14 SV Elversberg (N) 24 8 5 11 23:33 -10 29 15 Holstein Kiel (N) 24 6 10 8 27:24 +3 28 16 Preußen Münster 24 6 10 8 34:35 -1 28 17 Borussia Dortmund II 24 8 4 12 31:39 -8 28 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 18 Chemnitzer FC 24 6 9 9 24:32 -8 27 19 Wacker Burghausen 24 5 6 13 25:44 -19 21 20 1. FC Saarbrücken 24 4 7 13 26:43 -17 19 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