2nd league
Holstein Kiel confidently – Düsseldorf in third place for the time being
Holstein Kiel remains on course for promotion. photo
© Frank Molter/dpa
While Holstein Kiel continues to march towards promotion, Hansa Rostock has to fear possible relegation. Fortuna Düsseldorf takes third place for the time being.
With a win against FC Hansa Rostock, who are in danger of relegation Holstein Kiel maintained the pressure on league leaders FC St. Pauli in the 2nd Bundesliga. Coach Marcel Rapp’s team won 2-0 (1-0) in front of 14,712 spectators in the Holstein Stadium.
Kiel is now only two points behind the Kiezclub, but the Hamburg team is still playing on Sunday. Steven Skrzybski (3rd minute) and Lewis Holtby (57th) scored for the home team. Rostock slips to 17th place in the table.
Düsseldorf spoils Lautern’s cup dress rehearsal
Fortuna Düsseldorf also celebrated an important victory in the promotion battle and thus spoiled 1. FC Kaiserslautern’s dress rehearsal for the cup semi-finals. Coach Daniel Thioune’s team won 3-1 (0-1) after a strong second half against the Palatinate team, which was threatened with relegation. As a result of the defeat, the FCK fell back to 16th place in the relegation zone. Düsseldorf temporarily took third place.
In the fight against relegation, Eintracht Braunschweig picked up three important points. Coach Daniel Scherning’s team clearly defeated the harmless newcomer SV Elversberg 5-0 (2-0) and temporarily climbed to 14th place. Elversberg lost four of the last five league games.