Round 30, Mar 21-22
Leaders Arminia Bielefeld were stunned by Stuttgart-II, taking a loss and shrinking their lead at the top. VfB’s U23 were very efficient and basically let Arminia attack furiously until they were able to counter and score. The win should mean that VfB doesn’t have to look over their shoulder to the relegation zone.
Kiel remains on-track to jump into the 2.Liga. The Holsteiners however had a difficult time with Regensburg, as only a solitary early goal had to stand up. The home side did control the action, but Jahn gave a good account of themselves, especially GK Richard Strebinger. They’re going down, but they can still ruin some other folks parties.
Preußen Münster was on the verge of a total disaster against Mainz-II. The favored Eagles were losing, and nothing was going right. They were saved from disgrace with a somewhat dubious penalty in injury time, robbing the Mainzers of what would have been a heroic victory. Preußen has fallen into 5th, which is definitely the worst position for the contenders (At least 4th place means automatic qualification into the DFB-Cup main round)
Duisburg took advantage of Münster’s slip, and vaulted into 3rd place with a solid thumping of Dortmund-II on the road. BVB-Bubis look like they’re just about out of gas.
Stuttgarter Kickers also are back, winning a tough match at Unterhaching. They trail MSV by goal difference, but it’s small enough that a thumping win could change that.
There was also injury time drama in Erfurt, and this time it went for the underdog. Großaspach got the late goal and left hosts Erfurt stunned. The Sonnenhofer are desperately searching for points, and must be thrilled with the result.
Cottbus missed a chance to move closer, but actually were fortunate to even salvage a point at home to Chemnitz. Energie needs a couple of wins on the trot to get back in the race. They’re certainly capable, but another match like this probably means it’s over.
Hansa Rostock looks to moving to safety. While they’re not out of the woods yet, they’ve won three in a row at home, this time easily crushing Fortuna Köln.
Dresden continues to fall apart. I believe they have now lost 7/8. Another big crowd left disappointed as Dynamo dropped another one, this time to regional rivals Halle. At this point, they are probably just wishing the season was over.
Total attendance: 68,755 (avg 6,876), 38.5% capacity
SV Wehen Wiesbaden - VfL Osnabrück 2:0 (1:0) 2,636 Preußen Münster - 1. FSV Mainz 05 II 1:1 (0:1) 8,026 Rot-Weiß Erfurt - SG S-hof Großaspach 0:1 (0:0) 4,195 Holstein Kiel - Jahn Regensburg 1:0 (1:0) 6,154 SpVgg Unterhaching - Stuttgarter Kickers 1:2 (1:1) 2,000 Borussia Dortmund II - MSV Duisburg 1:4 (1:2) 3,109 Hansa Rostock - Fortuna Köln 4:0 (3:0) 8,000 Energie Cottbus - Chemnitzer FC 2:2 (1:1) 8,043 Dynamo Dresden - Hallescher FC 2:3 (1:2) 25,392 VfB Stuttgart II - Arminia Bielefeld 2:0 (2:0) 1,200 1 Arminia Bielefeld (A) 30 18 5 7 60:33 +27 59 2 Holstein Kiel 30 15 10 5 40:19 +21 55 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 MSV Duisburg 30 14 10 6 47:32 +15 52 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 Stuttgarter Kickers 30 14 10 6 49:37 +12 52 5 Preußen Münster 30 14 9 7 45:33 +12 51 6 Energie Cottbus (A) 30 13 9 8 39:34 +5 48 7 Rot-Weiß Erfurt 30 13 7 10 41:39 +2 46 8 SV Wehen Wiesbaden 30 13 6 11 46:34 +12 45 9 Hallescher FC 30 12 7 11 40:40 0 43 10 Dynamo Dresden (A) 30 11 8 11 36:36 0 41 11 Chemnitzer FC 30 11 7 12 30:29 +1 40 12 VfL Osnabrück 30 11 6 13 42:47 -5 39 13 Fortuna Köln (N) 30 10 8 12 32:33 -1 38 14 VfB Stuttgart II 30 10 7 13 38:44 -6 37 15 Hansa Rostock 30 9 7 14 44:55 -11 34 16 SG Sonnenhof Großaspach (N) 30 8 9 13 31:51 -20 33 17 SpVgg Unterhaching 30 8 7 15 41:54 -13 31 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 18 1. FSV Mainz 05 II (N) 30 7 8 15 32:45 -13 29 19 Borussia Dortmund II 30 4 14 12 28:41 -13 26 20 Jahn Regensburg 30 6 4 20 32:57 -25 22 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