Round 28, Mar 6-7
The 3.Liga continues as a tight battle. Whereas leaders Bielefeld have some breathing room at the top, and Regensburg looks to be out of hope at the bottom, everybody else needs every single point.
Arminia basically took the day off, as they put in a weak performance at desperate Dortmund-II. They can afford to do so, given their big lead. BVB was somewhat lucky that the visitors looked a bit tired an unmotivated so they could grab a critical point.
Kiel was a big winner, as they prevailed in a northern derby and defended their 2nd place. The Holsteiners needed some luck to get the win over Osnabrück.
Preußen Münster needed to take care of business, and they did, living Regensburg without a chance. That keeps them equal with Kiel on points in the fierce promotion battle.
Stuttgarter Kickers was probably the biggest winner in the promotion race, as they beat down Duisburg to vault into 4th. The Kickers blizted the Zebras out, and ran up a 4-0 lead. Although the guests came back with a couple and pressed, they were unable to get back in. If they can sneak in, you could have another Stuttgart derby next year in the 2.Liga!
Energie Cottbus figured to have an easy outing, but they struggled against Mainz-II. Sven Michel won the match with a double, but the easterners nervously held on as the relegation candidate fought hard till the end.
Speaking of relegation candidates, Sonnenhof Großaspach had a huge win at struggling Dresden. They fully deserved their win – even missing a penalty. Dynamo’s season is in tatters, and despite the huge crowds (nice weather almost brought a sellout!), the Saxony side continue to fall apart at times.
Erfurt was riding high only a couple of weeks ago, and now have completely fallen off the chart. RWE was well beaten at home by Wehen. Although they’re not far behind, they certainly expected to get the points, considering they were a league best 11-1-1 at home going into the match.
Rostock continues their 2015 recovery, their win over Chemnitz giving them a nice cushion over the relegation zone.
Total attendance 83,503 (avg 8,350), 46.9% capacity
Holstein Kiel - VfL Osnabrück 1:0 (1:0) 7,441 Energie Cottbus - 1. FSV Mainz 05 II 2:1 (1:0) 6,617 Dynamo Dresden - SG S-hof Großaspach 0:1 (0:0) 28,144 Preußen Münster - Jahn Regensburg 3:0 (1:0) 8,507 Rot-Weiß Erfurt - SV Wehen Wiesbaden 0:2 (0:2) 5,624 Stuttgarter Kickers - MSV Duisburg 4:2 (2:0) 8,650 SpVgg Unterhaching - Fortuna Köln 1:1 (0:1) 1,800 Borussia Dortmund II - Arminia Bielefeld 1:1 (1:1) 4,670 Hansa Rostock - Chemnitzer FC 1:0 (1:0) 11,200 VfB Stuttgart II - Hallescher FC 0:1 (0:1) 850 1 Arminia Bielefeld (A) 28 17 5 6 57:29 +28 56 2 Holstein Kiel 28 13 10 5 38:19 +19 49 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 Preußen Münster 28 14 7 7 43:31 +12 49 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 Stuttgarter Kickers 27 13 9 5 45:31 +14 48 5 Energie Cottbus (A) 28 13 8 7 36:29 +7 47 6 MSV Duisburg 28 12 10 6 42:31 +11 46 7 Rot-Weiß Erfurt 28 13 7 8 41:37 +4 46 8 SV Wehen Wiesbaden 28 12 6 10 44:33 +11 42 9 Dynamo Dresden (A) 28 11 8 9 34:32 +2 41 10 Fortuna Köln (N) 28 10 7 11 32:29 +3 37 11 Chemnitzer FC 28 10 6 12 27:27 0 36 12 Hallescher FC 27 10 6 11 33:36 -3 36 13 VfL Osnabrück 28 10 6 12 38:44 -6 36 14 VfB Stuttgart II 28 9 7 12 36:43 -7 34 15 SpVgg Unterhaching 27 8 7 12 39:49 -10 31 16 Hansa Rostock 28 8 7 13 38:52 -14 31 17 SG Sonnenhof Großaspach (N) 27 6 8 13 28:50 -22 26 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 18 Borussia Dortmund II 27 4 13 10 27:36 -9 25 19 1. FSV Mainz 05 II (N) 27 5 7 15 28:43 -15 22 20 Jahn Regensburg 28 5 4 19 31:56 -25 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