Hamburger SV is again the laughing stock of the 2nd Bundesliga. Instead of the team from Hamburg, Heidenheim moves in the barrage games against Werder Bremen.
With a 1: 5 home defeat against the table 11. Sandhausen gave HSV the chance on the last day to play in the barrage against Werder Bremen for the return to the Bundesliga. Instead of Hamburg, Heidenheim, who lost 3-0 to the undefeated promoted Arminia Bielefeld at Dernière, will be able to compete in the first leg of the barrage in Bremen on Thursday.
The HSV had slipped to 4th place in the penultimate round after a 1: 2 defeat in Heidenheim after having been classified from the 4th to the 23rd round in a direct promotion place. In the previous season, the Hamburg team had already lost the chance to get back in the last few laps. With Bielefeld, VfB Stuttgart is also promoted directly to the Bundesliga.