ZAt the bottom of the league, Arminia Bielefeld celebrated their first away win of the season in the East Westphalia derby at SC Paderborn and caught up with their competitors in the table basement. The Bundesliga relegated team won 2-0 (2-0) against their neighbors who were decimated early on. Paderborn remained without a win in the fourth league game in a row and continues to lose ground to the top teams.
The hosts were outnumbered from the 8th minute: Goalkeeper Jannik Huth saw the red card after a handball outside his penalty area, and Bielefeld’s Robin Hack put the subsequent free kick on the crossbar. Janni Serra (40th minute) and the former Paderborner Sebastian Vasiliadis (45th + 2) capitalized on the superiority of the guests. There was hardly anything to be seen from Paderborn offensively.
After the break, things got hectic in front of 14,800 spectators, Paderborn’s assistant coach Frank Kaspari saw red and had to go to the stands. Serra (58th) missed the huge chance to make it 3-0. The home side drew hope when Bielefeld’s Lukas Klünter was sent off after an intemperate yellow-red (70′). Arminia’s victory, however, was no longer in danger.
St. Pauli is treading water
Unbeaten at the Millerntor, but still deep in the table: FC St. Pauli missed a liberating blow in the 0-0 draw against Holstein Kiel. The team coached by Timo Schultz, who acted nervously for a long time, could fall into a relegation zone in the second part of the 16th matchday on Wednesday. Three wins, five draws – Hamburg’s decent home record is offset by only two away points. Kiel, on the other hand, is in sight of the top teams as bottom in the table and could have taken more with them. Lewis Holtby (35th) had a great chance to take the lead in the first half.
Even after the break, the guests were the more dangerous team in front of 29,546 spectators, St. Pauli keeper Nikola Vasilj prevented the deficit after a header from Patrick Erras (65th).
Fortuna loses in Hanover
Fortuna Dusseldorf has missed the possible leap into the promotion zone by ending its winning streak. The Rhinelanders went 0-2 (0-2) in the chasing duel at Hannover 96 for the first time after four consecutive competitive games. The hosts, on the other hand, passed Dusseldorf and ranked in the immediate vicinity of the relegation rank.
Hannover made everything clear in front of 24,100 spectators before the break. Havard Nielsen (34th) gave the team of 96 coach Stefan Leitl the lead with his seventh goal of the season. Two minutes before the break, Cedric Teuchert scored his sixth goal of the season. Dusseldorf could not build on its recent performances on the leash in its fifth away defeat. The hosts, on the other hand, returned to the road to success with their fifth home win after the 0-1 draw at leaders Darmstadt 98.
FCK knocks upstairs
1. FC Kaiserslautern won the southwest derby against Karlsruher SC. The Palatinate defeated their rivals 2-0 (1-0) in front of their home crowd. The goals were scored by Terrence Boyd (34′) and Kenny Prince Redondo (86′). Kaiserslautern is now knocking on the upper ranks with 26 points. The KSC, on the other hand, has to orient itself after the fifth league defeat in a row with 17 points down.
In front of 43,852 spectators in the Fritz Walter Stadium, Karlsruhe determined the game in the first half, but Kaiserslautern scored the opening goal. Boyd completed a nice combination of Jean Zimmer, Philipp Hercher and Marlon Ritter to make it 1-0. The game continued similarly after the break. KSC practically played for a goal, had more possession of the ball, but couldn’t find any gaps against the compact defenders from the Palatinate and couldn’t create any great opportunities. On the other side, Redondo decided the game after 86 minutes after a counterattack in favor of the promoted team.
