SV Darmstadt 98 has to wait at least another week for the promotion party. The leaders of the second German Bundesliga lost 3-0 (1-0) to FC St. Pauli on Saturday and thus missed the first chance to return early to the Bundesliga. The Hessians continue to lead the table and can secure the fourth promotion in the club’s history after 1978, 1981 and 2015 next Sunday at Hannover 96.
The lilies conceded their first home defeat of the season with Emir Karic and after the break Mathias Honsak. Fourth in the table, St. Pauli is only four points behind city rivals Hamburger SV, who are currently in the relegation zone.
Schaub scores in Hanover defeat
Before that, ÖFB legionnaire Louis Schaub met again, but lost 1:2 with Hannover 96 at KSC. The Karlsruhe team passed the North Germans in eighth place. Two weeks ago, Schaub scored for the 96ers exactly on the 20th anniversary of his father Fred Schaub’s death.
Fourth-placed Fortuna Düsseldorf, on the other hand, kept the chance of promotion intact with a 3-0 home win against Holstein Kiel, with three rounds still to play.
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