1. FC Köln are promoted to Bundesliga. The team coached by Peter Stöger won on Monday 3-1 (0-1) against VfL Bochum and can not be passed by pursuer Greuther Fürth (54 points) and SC Paderborn (53). 50.000 enthusiastic spectators in Cologne celebrated goals by Marcel Risse (50.), Patrick Helmes (64.) and Anthony Ujah (81.). Danny Latza (42) had first brought Bochum the lead.
In the duel of the persuer SC Paderborn has missed the leap to number two in the last minute. Against SpVgg Greuther Fürth the team coached by André Breitenreiter came on Sunday to a 2-2 (1-0). 1. FC Kaiserslautern was able to make important points in the battle for the rise. The "Red Devils" were victorious in a thrilling match against relegation-threatened FSV Frankfurt 3:2 (3:2). The VfR Aalen and FC Ingolstadt have the class remain tight in mind. In a direct duel at the box neighbors not get beyond 0-0, but built so that its distance from the danger zone.
Karlsruher SC hope still for promotion. After 3-2 win at 31th round of 2. Bundesliga against Union Berlin KSC climb onto fourth place. In the second match on Saturday 1860 München beat Arminia Bielefeld 2-1.
On Thursday FC St. Pauli lost track in their fight for promotion, as well as relegation-threatened Dynamo Dresden and Energie Cottbus on the other end of the table. Rock-bottom Cottbus held St. Pauli to a 1-1 draw, Dresden lost the saxonian derby at Erzgebirge Aue 0-2.
The fixtures:
The matches on Thursday (6.30 pm cet):
Energie Cottbus - FC St. Pauli 1-1 (0-0)
SV Sandhausen - Fortuna Düsseldorf 0-3 (0-2)
Erzgebirge Aue - Dynamo Dresden 2-0 (2-0)
The matches on Saturday (1 pm cet):
1860 München - Arminia Bielefeld 2-1 (1-1)
Karlsruher SC - Union Berlin 3-2 (0-0)
The matches on Sunday (1.30 pm cet):
1. FC Kaiserslautern - FSV Frankfurt 3-2 (3-2)
VfR Aalen - FC Ingolstadt 04 0-0
SC Paderborn 07 - SpVgg Greuther Fürth 2-2 (1-0)
The top match on Monday (8.15 pm cet): 1. FC Köln - VfL Bochum 3-1 (0-1)