2nd Bundesliga: Hamburger SV draws at Hansa Rostock on Merlin Polzin's debut. The game had to be interrupted for a long time due to fan protests and the game was threatened to be abandoned.

FC Schalke 04 scored important points against Wehen Wiesbaden with a 1-0. Holstein Kiel won 4-0 (2-0) at SC Paderborn. The fear of being pushed into the relegation battle by a defeat seemed to determine the first round.