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Düsseldorf (AP) - Winter champion Hamburger SV is unwaveringly striving to return to the Bundesliga, but Bayern-Schreck Holstein Kiel keeps pace.
In the Saturday games of the 19th second division match day, the two northern clubs celebrated home wins.
The Hamburg team (40 points) increased their lead over the second VfL Bochum to four points with the 3: 1 (2: 1) against Bundesliga relegated SC Paderborn and scored at least three goals in the fourth home game in a row.
Curious: The second half started late because a goal net had to be mended during the break.
The surprise team from Kiel drew level with VfL on points with the 3-1 (3-0) against Eintracht Braunschweig.
The Bochumers receive the last strong Karlsruher SC (29) on Sunday.
Paderborn is likely to have retired from the promotion race ten points behind in third place.
On Friday, SpVgg Greuther Fürth (35) defeated FC Erzgebirge Aue 3-0.
Fortuna Düsseldorf (32), on the other hand, lost 2-1 at the bottom of Würzburger Kickers on the first anniversary of coach Uwe Rösler.
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In the basement of the table, Darmstadt 98 missed a big jump at 1: 1 (1: 0) at Jahn Regensburg.
The lilies led through a goal by Tim Skarke (30th) until the seventh minute of stoppage time before Kaan Caliskaner equalized with his first second division goal.
With 24 points Regensburg is now ahead of the lilies (22).
The table-15.
Braunschweig (17) threatens to fall into the relegation zone on Sunday.
HSV got off to an excellent start with a headed goal by Moritz Heyer (8th) and a free kick by Sonny Kittel (22nd) from almost 30 meters.
Paderborn stayed on and came through Sven Michel (41st) to the connecting goal, but Kittel (53rd) struck back with his fifth goal of the season.
In Kiel, the game was decided at the break with a remarkable shot from Fabian Reese (4th) and a header from Fin Bartels (28th) and Janni Serra (31st).
Yassin Ben Balla (63.) shortened after the cross of Dong-won Ji, who was on loan from Mainz the day before and who had been substituted for the break.
Braunschweig's Oumar Diakhite saw yellow-red in added time for repeated foul play.
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