Hertha win promotion back into Bundesliga

Hertha Berlin will be back in the Bundesliga next season after Sunday's 1-0 win at home to SV Sandhausen confirmed their promotion from the second division at the first attempt. Hertha's 21-year-old forward Pierre-Michel Lasogga scored the second-half winner which put Berlin back in the top flight having lost last season's promotion/relegation playoff to Fortuna Düsseldorf.

With four games left, Hertha are set to win the second division title as they hold a four-point lead and are promoted to the Bundesliga for the sixth time in their history.

"The team put in some hard work, which makes me really proud," said Dutch coach Jos Luhukay, with a crowd of 52,135 at Berlin's Olympic Stadium to see their side's promotion confirmed. "Getting Hertha back into the Bundesliga was my toughest task. We had to form a new team from scratch, but it's been worth it."

1. FC Kaiserslautern have tighten promotion place 3 on Round 30 of 2. Bundesliga. The "Red Devils" won 3-0 against Paderborn on Saturday and expanded the advance to persecutor 1. FC Köln to 3 points. But Köln can come back to 52 points, when the side of coach Holger Stanislawski win at Duisburg on Monday. Fourth-placed FSV Frankfurt are still dreaming of promotion. The Hesse beated 1860 München 2-1 and are only 5 points behind the 1. FCK.

Second match, second victory: Bochum celebrated a 3-0-victory against FC St. Pauli on Friday and a successful home debut of coach Peter Neururer. Zlatko Dedic (2) and Yusuke Tasake scored. The Relegation of Jahn Regensburg move closer: The tail light of the league lost 1-2 against Fc Ingolstadt. Aalen won 3-0 against 1. FC Union Berlin.

The topmatch between MSV Duisburg and 1. FC Köln ends 1-1.

The matches on Friday (6.00 pm cet):
VfL Bochum - FC St. Pauli 3-0 (2-0)
VfR Aalen - Union Berlin 3-0 (2-0)
Jahn Regensburg - FC Ingolstadt 1-2 (1-2)

The matches on Saturday (1.00 pm cet):
1. FC Kaiserslautern - SC Paderborn 3-0 (1-0)
1860 München - FSV Frankfurt 2-1 (2-0)

The matches on Sunday (1.30 pm cet):
Hertha BSC Berlin - SV Sandhausen 1-0 (0-0)
Eintracht Braunschweig - Erzgebirge Aue 1-1 (1-0)
Dynamo Dresden - Energie Cottbus 1-0 (0-0)

The match on Monday (8.15 pm cet):
MSV Duisburg - 1. FC Köln 1-1 (0-1)