Hanover 96 and Braunschweig win

Hannover 96 continues its hunt for promotion places in the second Bundesliga and has already held the relegation rank for at least one night. Coach Stefan Leitl’s team won 3-2 (1-0) at SV Sandhausen on Friday evening and climbed to third place.

Cedric Teuchert (14th minute), Havard Nielsen (65th) and Sei Muroya (71st) scored for Hanover. David Kinsombi (56th) converted a penalty kick for Sandhausen that his brother Christian had won, and Bashkim Ajdini (73rd) ensured an exciting final phase.

Hanover now has 17 points on the account. As the ninth day progresses, 1. FC Heidenheim, Darmstadt 98 (both 15) and Fortuna Düsseldorf (14) could pass again. But the trend speaks for Hanover: five of the last six games have won 96, most recently there was a 1-1 draw in the Lower Saxony derby against Eintracht Braunschweig.

Sandhausen started stronger in both halves on Friday, but Hannover was more effective. Teuchert hit after a good movement in the penalty area, Nielsen with a head, Muroya with power. Referee Wolfgang Haslberger pointed to the point twice within eight minutes for foul play on Christian Kinsombi, but he withdrew the second decision after looking at the video images.

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