Bielefeld has taken control of their own destiny and clearly looked like a champion as they ripped Halle on the road. The Arminen got off to a slow start, but have gradually raised their play and have to be considered one of the favorites to go up. HFC had been playing well recently, but were no match for the leaders.
Preußen Münster kept pace with a win over Stuttgart-B. The match was really never in doubt, but the mosts didn’t do enough to improve their goal difference.
The big match was in Dresden, with an eastern derby between Dynamo and Energie. It was hard-fought, and visiting Cottbus actually had the better chances. But Dresden doggedly held on and were rewarded with the lead on a counterattack. Then at the end, the drama continued, as GK Patrick Wiegers stopped Mattuschka’s penalty to preserve the Dynamo win. Both teams remain in the hunt, but this was a big win for Dresden and their large fan base.
Osnabrück defeated Chemnitz handily, who didn’t help themselves with a red card. But the game was basically in Osnabrück’s control, as Stanislav Iljutcenko put in a double to give VfL complete control.
After several crappy performances, Wehen got back on track by ripping Unterhaching.
The crisis continues in Rostock. Hansa was crushed by Erfurt in a hapless performance. The arguably most successful ex-GDR club fired coach Peter Vollmann in a desperate attempt to reboot. New boss Karsten Baumann tried several changes, but the result was horrible. RWE is back in contention with this thumper, and probably their fans enjoyed rubbing it in a bit.
Dortmund-II got a huge away win in their relegation battle. Surprisingly it was at Kiel, who have been one of the hottest teams. Indeed, the Holsteiners dominated this match, but the Dortmund Bubis grabbed the goals and stunned their hosts.
Regensburg looks like nothing can help. Jahn actually played well against Stuttgarter Kickers, and seemingly pressed for the win. But the guests were too clever and struck when they needed, leaving their hosts desolated and on a one-way ticket to the Regionalliga Bayern.
Großaspach just came up from the Bayernliga, and they would prefer not to go back. They faced off bravely against Duisburg, and it was all the Zebras could do to wrestle a point.
Total attendance 73,725 (avg 7,373)
1. FSV Mainz 05 II - Fortuna Köln 1:1 (1:1) 666 Preußen Münster - VfB Stuttgart II 1:0 (1:0) 8,023 Rot-Weiß Erfurt - Hansa Rostock 4:1 (2:0) 7,632 Holstein Kiel - Borussia Dortmund II 0:2 (0:1) 4,920 SV Wehen Wiesbaden - SpVgg Unterhaching 4:0 (1:0) 3,936 Jahn Regensburg - Stuttgarter Kickers 0:2 (0:1) 2,909 SG S-hof Großaspach - MSV Duisburg 1:1 (1:1) 2,300 Hallescher FC - Arminia Bielefeld 0:3 (0:2) 6,623 VfL Osnabrück - Chemnitzer FC 2:0 (0:0) 8,276 Dynamo Dresden - Energie Cottbus 1:0 (0:0) 28,440 1 Arminia Bielefeld (A) 21 12 4 5 40:23 +17 40 2 Preußen Münster 21 11 6 4 32:22 +10 39 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 Stuttgarter Kickers 21 9 8 4 33:24 +9 35 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 MSV Duisburg 21 9 8 4 29:20 +9 35 5 VfL Osnabrück 21 10 5 6 35:30 +5 35 6 Dynamo Dresden (A) 21 9 8 4 28:23 +5 35 7 Energie Cottbus (A) 21 9 7 5 24:19 +5 34 8 SV Wehen Wiesbaden 21 10 3 8 36:26 +10 33 9 Rot-Weiß Erfurt 21 9 6 6 31:28 +3 33 10 Holstein Kiel 21 7 9 5 22:16 +6 30 11 Fortuna Köln (N) 21 8 5 8 24:19 +5 29 12 Chemnitzer FC 21 8 4 9 20:18 +2 28 13 Hallescher FC 21 8 4 9 25:28 -3 28 14 VfB Stuttgart II 21 7 4 10 25:33 -8 25 15 SpVgg Unterhaching 21 6 5 10 30:39 -9 23 16 Borussia Dortmund II 21 4 9 8 24:28 -4 21 17 SG Sonnenhof Großaspach (N) 21 5 6 10 22:37 -15 21 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 18 1. FSV Mainz 05 II (N) 21 5 5 11 23:33 -10 20 19 Hansa Rostock 21 4 5 12 28:42 -14 17 20 Jahn Regensburg 21 3 3 15 17:40 -23 12 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