Updated on 02/27/2022 at 3:38 p.m
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- There was suspense up to the last minute in the top game between Bremen and Hamburger SV.
- Werder won the northern derby – thanks to two goals from Marvin Ducksch – and are now at the top of the table.
- All results from Sunday at a glance.
With the fifth away win in a row, SV Werder Bremen inflicted their first home defeat on Hamburger SV in the top game and regained the top spot in the 2nd Bundesliga. The first division relegated team won the northern derby with goals from Marvin Ducksch (10th/76th) and Niklas Füllkrug (51st) 3-2 (1-0) and took first place with 45 points ahead of Darmstadt 98 and FC St. Pauli (both 44). HSV (41), for whom Jonas Meffert (46th) and Robert Glatzel (80th) scored, is fourth.
In front of 25,000 fans, Marvin Ducksch (10th penalty, 76th) and Niclas Füllkrug (51st penalty) scored for Werder, who were undefeated in their ninth game under coach Ole Werner. Jonas Meffert’s (46′) and Robert Glatzel’s (80′) goals couldn’t prevent HSV’s first home defeat. Werder (45 points) now leads the table ahead of Darmstadt 98, FC St. Pauli (44 each) and HSV (41).
HSV scores at the last minute – VAR rightly intervenes
The guests acted offensively, disrupted HSV early on and were successful. Leonardo Bittencourt’s headed goal didn’t count because of offside. But since Ömer Toprak hit Meffert in the hand when he tried to shoot, video evidence led to a controversial penalty kick, which Ducksch used to score his 14th goal of the season. Bremen should have taken a higher lead, but Bittencourt (30′) and Ducksch (33′) were unable to overcome the strong keeper Daniel Heuer Fernandes free-standing.
After the change, the VAR festival continued. The equalizer counted despite the suspicion of offside, after which referee Daniel Siebert only recognized Bakéry Jatta’s handball on the screen – this time Füllkrug stayed cool from the point. Then it went back and forth: Ducksch raised, Glatzel shortened again. In the end, however, Bremen, who had been better for a long time, celebrated, who were able to take revenge for the 0:2 defeat in the first leg. Manuel Wintzheimer 3: 3 (90 + 5) rightly did not count because of offside.
Duel between Heidenheim and Sandhausen ends without a winner
With the third game without a win in a row, 1. FC Heidenheim is gradually losing touch with the promotion places in the 2nd Bundesliga. Due to the 1:1 (1:1) in the Baden-Württemberg duel with SV Sandhausen, coach Frank Schmidt’s team slipped to seventh place on Sunday. The SVS ended February unbeaten and left the table as a new 15th. the relegation place. After a converted hand penalty by Tobias Mohr (27th minute), Cebio Soukou equalized for the guests (32nd).
FCH, where top scorer Tim Kleindienst was injured, started more dangerously and were awarded a penalty after a handball by Erich Berko. Mohr left Sandhausen’s keeper Patrick Drewes with no defense. The SVS, who had to do without captain Dennis Diekmeier and Arne Sicker for a short time in Heidenheim (both with the flu), fought back and equalized through Diekmeier representative Soukou.
After the break, Heidenheim had the first opportunity, but a header from Patrick Mainka landed on the side netting (52′) and on the other side, the most conspicuous Sandhäuser failed in Soukou by FCH goalkeeper Kevin Müller (61′). The hosts increased again in the final phase, but the SVS withstood the pressure.
Jahn Regensburg fights a draw against Fortuna Düsseldorf
After four defeats in a row in the 2nd Bundesliga against Fortuna Düsseldorf, SSV Jahn Regensburg celebrated a small sense of achievement. Coach Mersad Selimbegovic’s side fought a goalless draw in front of 6,319 spectators on Sunday. Under their new coach Daniel Thioune, the Düsseldorf team, which was significantly better in the first half, lost points for the first time after two wins in a row.
A supposed hit by Regensburg’s Max Besuschkow in the 36th minute was disallowed by the video referee for being offside. The game was lively at first, Fortuna should have been in the lead after the first 45 minutes. The absence of the yellow-suspended striker Rouwen Hennings was noticeable to the guests in the end. The game flattened out significantly in the second half. (dpa/sap)
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