Teams

Heidenheim: Müller – Busch (Theuerkauf 74’), Mainka (c), Siersleben, Föhrenbach - Maloney, Schöppner (Schimmer 90’+5) – Pick (Sessa 64’), Thomalla (Geipl 74’), Beste (Kühlwetter 74’) - Kleindienst
Unused subs: Eicher, Rittmüller, Burnic, Keller
Out: Qenaj (knee)
Coach: Frank Schmidt

Hamburg: Heuer Fernandes - Heyer, Montero (Kittel 46’), Schonlau (c), Muheim – Meffert (Nemeth 66’), Reis - Jatta, Königsdörffer (Katterbach 66’), Dompe (Benes 46’) - Glatzel
Unused subs: Raab, Mikelbrencis, Zumberi, Oliveira Kisilowski, Bilbija
Out: Amaechi (ankle), Heil (calf), Krahn (knee), Mikel (ribs), Vuskovic (suspended)
Coach: Tim Walter

Matchday 20 round-up

Arminia Bielefeld 0-1 Hansa Rostock
Goals: 0-1 Fröde (51')

The visitors started the weekend with a one point advantage over their hosts and ended it four clear thanks to a narrow 1-0 win in Bielefeld. Lukas Fröde proved the match-winner, with his fourth strike of the campaign claiming victory six minutes into the second half. Rostock have now won three of their last four on the road and they leap into the middle of the pack. Arminia, meanwhile, suffered a third home defeat in four as they continue to slide towards the relegation places.

Karlsruhe 2-1 Greuther Fürth
Goals: 0-1 Breithaupt o.g. (21'), 1-1 Wanitzek (36'), 2-1 Kaufmann (73')
Red card: Ambrosius (24')

The Clover Leaves made the perfect start thanks to Tim Breithaupt’s 21st-minute own-goal and their hopes of victory increased three minutes later when Stephan Ambrosius collected a second yellow-card. Despite the one-goal and one-man deficit, Karlsruhe hit back 10 minutes before the break when Marvin Wanitzek converted from the penalty spot. As the game wore on, Greuther failed to make their advantage in personnel count, and it was the hosts who went on to claim all three points. Their against-the-odds victory was confirmed with 17 minutes to play as Mikkel Kaufmann exchanged passes with Fabian Schleusener before passing a superb finish into the far corner.

Hannover 3-4 Paderborn
Goals: 1-0 Teuchert (2'), 2-0 Teuchert (4'), 2-1 Leipertz (6'), 2-2 Muslija (26'), 2-3 Leipertz (55'), 2-4 Conteh (71'), 3-4 Beier (83')

Hosts Hannover flew out of the traps in a manic encounter at the Heinz von Heiden Arena on Saturday, as Cedric Teuchert had them in front after just two minutes later. By the four minute mark, they were 2-0 to the good as Teuchert found the back of the net once more for his ninth goal of the season. The visitors may have been expected to crumble from there but they were soon level. Robert Leipertz halved the deficit with just six minutes on the clock before Florent Muslija made it 2-2 in what was a highly eventful - and hugely entertaining - first half. Having started the day in such explosive fashion, Hannover ended it in a whimper as first Leipertz and then Sirlord Conteh found the target to seal a memorable Paderborn win, despite Maximilian Beier’s consolation.

Holstein Kiel 2-3 Magdeburg
Goals: 1-0 Erras (33'), 1-1 Elfadli (45'), 2-1 Arp (54’), 2-2 Bockhorn (70’), 2-3 Kwarteng (86')

Holstein Kiel will have seen their Matchday 20 meeting with bottom side Magdeburg as the perfect opportunity to keep pace with the chasing pack and the first half initially went with the form book as Patrick Erras gave the home team the lead just over half an hour in. It looked as if Kiel would take their advantage into the interval, but Daniel Elfadli had other ideas and levelled the scoring on the stroke of half time. Second-half substitute Fiete Arp wasted no time in restoring Kiel’s lead but Herbert Bockhorn drew his side level for the second time in the match with 20 minutes to play. And, with just four minutes to play, Mortiz-Broni Kwarteng secured a victory that takes his team off the bottom and out of the relegation zone.

Darmstadt 2-1 Eintracht Braunschweig
Goals: 0-1 Wintzheimer (52'), 1-1 Honsak (82'), 2-1 Tietz (90+1')
Red card: De Mina (90+8')

The hosts began the day knowing that victory would open up a four point gap to Hamburg in second-place after HSV rescued a point at Heidenheim the night prior. But the visitors, who ended a six-game winless run by beating Heidenheim last time out, are no pushovers and were ahead seven minutes into the second half, as Manuel Wintzheimer converted from the penalty spot. Darmstadt thought they were level soon after but Phillip Tietz’s effort was ruled for an offside in the build-up. They did eventually get their equaliser through Mathias Honsak with eight minutes to go, however, and Tietz wouldn't be denied in injury-time as he clinched a victory that moves Darmstadt one step closer to promotion.

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