The surprise leaders Ingolstadt were unbeaten, and the giants from Nürnberg were struggling. But new FCN coach Rene Weiler (replacing Valerian Ismael) had the right answers and der Club got the first win of his tenure. They played well and had the game under control, but then Pinola made a dick move and got his ass tossed. This led to the Schanzer coming nack and assaulting the Nürnberg goal. Despite the pressure, der Club managed to hold on to get a needed win.
Kaiserslautern was unable to breakdown Darmstadt’s defense. The visitors were obviously trying to catenaccio a point, and it worked. Despite FCK controlling the whole match, they couldn’t figure out a way to crack Darmstadt’s wall.
Bochum has been struggling, but a does of Aalen was just what the doctor ordered. The visitors self-destructed right at the start and were generally harnless, so Bochum had an easy time getting the win.
Heidenheim had no problems with Sandhausen. FCH was in control throughout the match, and continue their excellent season.
Braunschweig has quietly snuck back into the promotion race, as they easily slapped FSV Frankfurt.
Two struggling teams met in Berlin, and 1860 looks to have straightened things out a bit, getting an impressive win against Union. The hosts wasted several huge chances to get back into the match in the 2nd half, but it was a strong first half and quick restart that set the stage for the Lions win.
Karlsruhe was somewhat fortunate to get the win against Aue. KSC dominated early, but were beginning to run out of gas. The Erzgebirgers were beginning to seize control of the match, but were undone by a silly handball, which basically ruined their effort. So a lucky win perhaps for KSC, who remain in the hunt, and only a moral result for Aue.
Leipzig gets a thumping win over struggling St.Pauli, but it wasn’t really reflective of the match. The Paulistas played hard and probably deserved better, or at least a couple more goals. The Red Bulls were solid, but also had luck, since their captain Daniel Frahn should have had his ass tossed for a brutal first half foul.
Total attendance 194,751 (avg 21,639)
VfL Bochum - VfR Aalen 4:0 (1:0) 11,709
1:0 Hainault (2., own goal, Perthel)
2:0 Terodde (57., Tasaka)
3:0 Terrazzino (66., Latza)
4:0 Forssell (89., Perthel)
1. FC Heidenheim - SV Sandhausen 3:0 (1:0) 11,000
1:0 Schnatterer (6., Leipertz)
2:0 Leipertz (48., Niederlechner)
3:0 Niederlechner (63., Leipertz)
1. FC Kaiserslautern - SV Darmstadt 98 0:0 (0:0) 36,013
1. FC Union Berlin - 1860 München 1:4 (0:2) 19,026
0:1 Adlung (9., Wittek)
0:2 Okotie (39., Rama)
0:3 Okotie (46., Rama)
0:4 Rama (49., Adlung)
1:4 Polter (51., Köhler)
FSV Frankfurt - Eintr. Braunschweig 0:3 (0:2) 5,423
0:1 Nielsen (1., Zuck)
0:2 Nielsen (44., Hedenstad)
0:3 Bakenga (87., Theuerkauf)
1. FC Nürnberg - FC Ingolstadt 04 2:1 (2:0) 32,065
1:0 R. Koch (16., Sylvestr)
2:0 Sylvestr (25., Rakovsky)
2:1 Mo. Hartmann (71., P. Groß)
Karlsruher SC - Erzgebirge Aue 1:0 (0:0) 12,064
1:0 Nazarov (74., Hand penalty)
RasenB Leipzig - FC St. Pauli 4:1 (2:0) 38,660
1:0 Poulsen (17.)
2:0 Boyd (30., Demme)
2:1 Alushi (46., Maier)
3:1 Boyd (53., )
4:1 Verhoek (73., own goal, Sebastian)
Fortuna Düsseldorf - SpVgg Greuther Fürth 3:3 (1:1) 28,791
1:0 Benschop (10., )
1:1 Gießelmann (13., Weilandt)
1:2 Zulj (54., Wurtz)
2:2 Pohjanpalo (77., Bolly)
3:2 Benschop (81., penalty, Benschop)
3:3 Zulj (84., K. Przybylko)
1 FC Ingolstadt 04 14 7 6 1 22:11 +11 27
2 Fortuna Düsseldorf 14 6 7 1 24:15 +9 25
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3 SV Darmstadt 98 (N) 14 6 6 2 20:12 +8 24
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4 1. FC Heidenheim (N) 14 6 5 3 27:15 +12 23
5 RasenBallsport Leipzig (N) 14 6 5 3 20:10 +10 23
6 Karlsruher SC 14 7 2 5 23:17 +6 23
7 Eintracht Braunschweig (A) 14 7 2 5 23:17 +6 23
8 1. FC Kaiserslautern 14 5 7 2 19:15 +4 22
9 VfL Bochum 14 4 7 3 24:21 +3 19
10 SpVgg Greuther Fürth 14 5 4 5 22:22 0 19
11 1. FC Nürnberg (A) 14 5 2 7 16:25 -9 17
12 1860 München 14 4 3 7 19:22 -3 15
13 FSV Frankfurt 14 4 3 7 18:25 -7 15
14 SV Sandhausen 14 4 3 7 11:21 -10 15
15 1. FC Union Berlin 14 3 5 6 15:25 -10 14
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16 Erzgebirge Aue 14 3 3 8 13:21 -8 12
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17 FC St. Pauli 14 3 3 8 14:29 -15 12
18 VfR Aalen 14 2 4 8 10:20 -10 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