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Augsburg (dpa) - Eintracht Frankfurt's draw kings celebrated a victory in the last Bundesliga game before Christmas away at FC Augsburg.

After nine unsuccessful games, the Hessian Bundesliga team won 2-0 (0-0).

It fit it to a game of contracts chances that an own goal vorentschied the game: Eintracht striker Andre Silva struck in the 53th minute the ball from the baseline sharp pre Augsburger gate where FCA Captain Jeffrey Gouweleeuw his defensive colleagues Raphael Framberger unhappy anschoss : The ball landed in the net.

Shortly before the end, substitute Stefan Ilsanker increased with a low shot (87th).

Thanks to the happy ending in the league, Frankfurt overtook neighbors FC Augsburg (16) with 17 points.

Before the short Christmas vacation, FCA has to play again in the DFB Cup on Tuesday against RB Leipzig.

The Frankfurt second round match at Bayer Leverkusen has been postponed to January.

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Both teams chose the forward gear under the light fog in the Augsburg Arena.

This led to an intensive and entertaining exchange of blows with numerous closing actions.

The FCA game did the newly botene double top with the 1: 0 still locked in Bielefeld Florian Niederlechner and Alfred Finnbogason good.

Both attackers created spaces.

But they acted unhappy in their final actions in front of the gate.

The biggest FCA opportunity was missed by the Icelanders Finnbogason before the break when he shot Eintracht goalkeeper Kevin Trapp after a cross from full-back Iago from the turn (28th).

Even still scoreless this season Niederlechner ran several times towards Frankfurter Tor - times he bounced, sometimes he shot too weak.

The Eintracht, in which Tuta replaced the suspended David Abraham in defense, could also have scored before the own goal, yes almost should.

Filip Kostic and Amin Younes finished dangerously several times.

Erik Durm's cross landed at the far post (37th).

And after a long pass from Kostic in the penalty area, Silva even missed the goal (39th).

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The 0-0 break at break was a strange result.

The usury of opportunities even continued at first.

Kostic tested the good FCA goalkeeper Rafal Gikiewicz.

Then the enthusiastic Marco Richter had the great opportunity to make it 1-0 for the hosts.

The offensive man had a free run, but opted for a lob.

National goalkeeper Trapp stopped and caught the ball loosely (50th).

So it somehow fit into the picture that the unfortunate own goal ended the attacker's zero number.

Augsburg ran after - until the decisive 0: 2 of Ilsanker - in vain.

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