2.Liga, Round 13:

Big win for Darmstadt, as they outplayed Leipzig and deservedly get the win. The 98ers started quickly and had continued pressure on the Redballs. In the 2nd half, the Rasenbulls made an attempt to come back, but it didn’t last too long, and Darmstadt was always closer to the decisive second goal. An interesting aside is that before the game, the Darmstadt fan section handed over some 5,000 euros that they had collected to the club. Darmstadt had been fined that amount by the DFB for poor fan behavior in a previous match, where they had tossed toilet paper rolls onto the field. The fan clubs apologized and paid teh fine for the club, which has got to be a first in football.

Kaiserslautern figured to get the points, as they faced a Bochum team that has fallen apart. Indeed, FCK dominated the match, but they wasted enough chances to win two games. Bochum actually took advantage of their opportunities, grabbing the 1st half lead and then enjoying the Devils waste situations. When FCK finally broke through and grabbed the lead, and a late header by Sestak saved a point for VfL, who really needed something to stop the rot.

A huge relegation battle in Aalen, and FSV Frankfurt gets the win. The first period was a sleeper, but the guests looked better in the 2nd half and get a huge road win.

Another horrible outing for Nürnberg, losing to Sandhausen and getting passed up by the villagers. FCN started decently, but were struggling once SVS equalized. The decisive moment came after an hour, when Petak got his ass tossed for a nasty tackle. Sandhausen smelled an opportunity, and Nürnberg was unable to hold on a man down, and end up losing. After the match, FCN coach Valerian Ismael was fired.

St. Pauli continues to sink. Perhaps 3.Liga treasurers are beginning to salivate over some large home crowds next year as the Paulistas come to town. This time the Hamburgers stunk against newcomer Heidenheim, who basically ran rings around the hapless Paulistas.

Greuther Fürth was surprisingly lame at home, and got ripped by visiting Karlsruhe. The Greuther looked like they needed a nap, so KSC put them out of their misery. Certainly not the type of performance needed for promotion, but at least they’re not far behind. KSC was solid, and if anything, too nice. They could have started dismantling their hosts in the 1st half.

Leaders Ingolstadt needed a wakeup that everything is not simple. The Schanzer are unbeaten in 17 straight going to last season, and certainly expected a win against struggling Union. But the Berliners showed that they have some bite, and the hosts were in desperate straights for most of the match. Only an injury time goal preserved their unbeaten status. For Union, a sign that they can compete, although it’s probably too late to get back into the race. They should just concentrate on not getting relegated.

Relegated Braunschweig has quietly got themselves back into contention. The Lions made in four wins on the trot with their effort in Aue, who have started sliding back down. It was hardly an impressive performance, but the visitors did show steel in defense and just enough to take advanatge of Erzgebirge mistakes.

Total attendance 122,619 (avg 13,624), sellout in St.Pauli

 	
1. FC Kaiserslautern -   VfL Bochum	        2:2 (0:1)   24,708

                    0:1  Terodde (32., Perthel)
                    1:1  Lakic (48.)
                    2:1  Jacob (82., Matmour)
                    2:2  Sestak (88., Tasaka)

VfR Aalen	     -   FSV Frankfurt	        0:1 (0:0)    5,388

                    0:1  Roshi (72., Rechtsschuss, Balitsch)

SV Sandhausen	     -   1. FC Nürnberg	        2:1 (1:1)    6,436

                    0:1  Füllkrug (16., Polak)
                    1:1  Bieler (26., Wooten)
                    2:1  Wooten (77., Thiede)
 
 	
FC St. Pauli	     -   1. FC Heidenheim	0:3 (0:2)   22,844 *

                    0:1  Niederlechner (26., Titsch-Rivero)
                    0:2  Niederlechner (31., Schnatterer)
                    0:3  Leipertz (52., Schnatterer)

SV Darmstadt 98	     -   RB Leipzig	        1:0 (1:0)   14,400

                    1:0  Stroh-Engel (5., Heller)

 	
SpVgg Greuther Fürth -   Karlsruher SC	        0:3 (0:0)   11,485

                    0:1  Yamada (48., Hennings)
                    0:2  Gordon (57., Hennings)
                    0:3  Yamada (75., Nazarov)

FC Ingolstadt 04     -   1. FC Union Berlin	3:3 (2:2)    8,008

                    0:1  Köhler (18., penalty, Quiring)
                    0:2  Quiring (21., Kreilach)
                    1:2  Parensen (36., own goal, Leckie)
                    2:2  Matip (45., P. Groß)
                    2:3  Polter (79., M. Thiel)
                    3:3  Mijatovic (90. + 1, Matip)

Erzgebirge Aue	     -   Eintracht Braunschweig	1:2 (1:1)   10,050

                    0:1  Ryu (9., R. Korte)
                    1:1  Novikovas (43., penalty, Vucur)
                    1:2  Hedenstad (59., Boland)

Monday:
1860 München	     -   Fortuna Düsseldorf	0:1 (0:1)   19,300

                    0:1  Bruno Soares (4.)
	


 1  FC Ingolstadt 04 	  	13    7  6  0 	  21:9 	 +12 	  27 
 2  Fortuna Düsseldorf 	  	13    6  6  1 	  21:12  +9 	  24
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 3  SV Darmstadt 98 (N) 	13    6  5  2 	  20:12  +8 	  23
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 4  1. FC Kaiserslautern 	13    5  6  2 	  19:15  +4 	  21 
 5  1. FC Heidenheim (N) 	13    5  5  3 	  24:15  +9 	  20 
 6  Karlsruher SC	  	13    5  5  3 	  19:11  +8 	  20 
 7  RasenBallsport Leipzig (N) 	13    5  5  3 	  16:9 	 +7 	  20 
 8  Eintracht Braunschweig (A) 	13    6  2  5 	  20:17  +3 	  20 
 9  SpVgg Greuther Fürth 	13    5  3  5 	  19:19   0 	  18 
10  VfL Bochum 	  	        13    3  7  3 	  20:21  -1 	  16 
11  FSV Frankfurt 	  	13    4  3  6 	  18:22  -4 	  15 
12  SV Sandhausen 	  	13    4  3  6 	  11:18  -7 	  15 
13  1. FC Union Berlin 	  	13    3  5  5 	  14:21  -7 	  14 
14  1. FC Nürnberg (A)	  	13    4  2  7 	  14:24  -10 	  14 
15  1860 München 	  	13    3  3  7 	  15:21  -6 	  12
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16  Erzgebirge Aue 	  	13    3  3  7 	  13:20  -7 	  12
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17  FC St. Pauli	  	13    3  3  7 	  13:25  -12 	  12 
18  VfR Aalen 	  	        13    2  4  7 	  10:16  -6 	  10


1st line: Promotion to Bundesliga
2nd line: Playoff with 16th Bundesliga
3rd line: Playoff with no.3 of 3.Liga
4th line: Relegation to 3.Liga

A = Absteiger just relegated 
N = Neuling just promoted

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