2nd league - Kiel, Düsseldorf and Fürth make promotion battle exciting
Holstein Kiel, Fortuna Düsseldorf and SpVgg Greuther Fürth took advantage of the draw in the Hamburg derby and made the promotion battle even more exciting.
Kiel won their home match against SV Wehen Wiesbaden 3:2 (2:0) and knocked Hamburger SV off second place in the table. HSV had drawn 2-2 with league leaders FC St. Pauli in the top match of the 2nd Bundesliga the day before.
Fourth-placed Düsseldorf moved to within one point of Hamburg thanks to a 5-0 (3-0) win at 1. FC Nürnberg. Fürth are level on points after a 1-0 (1-0) away win at relegation candidates Eintracht Braunschweig. Only four points separate first and fifth place in the table.
Kiel were already 3-0 ahead thanks to a penalty from Steven Skrzybski (19th), Fiete Arp's third goal of the season (37th) and a strike from Finn Porath. However, things got tense again in the closing stages in front of 10,754 spectators when Ivan Prtajin (81st/90+3) scored twice for SV Wehen to reduce the deficit.
Referee change in Nuremberg
The match in Nuremberg had to be interrupted for several minutes midway through the first half after referee Richard Hempel was injured. While he received treatment on his calf, both teams went into the dressing room. Fourth official Assad Nouhoum then took charge of the game, with Hempel switching to Nouhoum's role on the touchline.
After the unexpected interruption, Düsseldorf proved ice-cold. Dutchman Vincent Vermeij (39th minute, 45th +3, 56th/manual penalty), the ominous Ao Tanaka (41st) and Jona Niemiec (84th) shortly before the end gave Fortuna their fourth away win of the season with a treble.
Next defeat for Kaiserslautern
Julian Green ensured Fürth's fifth successive win with the only goal of the game in the 31st minute from a penalty. However, the lead was controversial: Eintracht defender Ermin Bicakcic is said to have fouled Armindo Sieb. The Braunschweig bench, headed by coach Daniel Scherning, protested vehemently.
Despite the dismissal of coach Dirk Schuster, 1. FC Kaiserslautern lost again. They suffered a clear 1:4 (1:1) defeat at 1. FC Magdeburg. It was the fourth defeat in a row. According to media reports, former professional Dimitrios Grammozis has been appointed as the new coach to stop the Palatinate team's free fall.
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Source: www.stern.de
