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Osnabrück's Sven Köhler with cheering fans

Photo: Friso Gentsch / dpa

When everything seemed to have already been decided, suddenly the almost inconceivable happened: VfL Osnabrück stormed into the 3nd Bundesliga in the dramatic season finale of the 2rd league with a final spurt that was hardly thought possible. With two goals in injury time (90+4 and 90+6), coach Tobias Schweinsteiger's team defeated Borussia Dortmund II 2-1 (0-0) and thus secured direct promotion - with only one goal ahead (+21) of SV Wehen Wiesbaden (+20), who were level on points.

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Schalke-Bayern dimensions

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I think we can only do sick things, unbelievable," said goalkeeper Philipp Kühn. Wiesbaden's assistant coach Nils Döring, who stood in for his suspended boss Markus Kauczinski, spoke after the 1-0 (1-0) against Halleschen FC at MagentaSport of a "rollercoaster of emotions", which had "Schalke-Bayern dimensions".

In the dramatic long-distance duel with Osnabrück, 1st FC Saarbrücken and Dynamo Dresden, SVWW had direct promotion close in sight until shortly before the final whistle at Bremer Brücke, Saarbrücken at least relegation. A goal by the Dane Bjarke Jacobsen (43rd) had already made the Hessians dream of the 2nd Bundesliga, now they are at least left with the relegation on June 2 (home game) and June 6 against the table-16. of the 2nd Bundesliga.

Tears in Saarbrücken

On the other hand, there were long faces and tears in the Ludwigspark in Saarbrücken. The two Osnabrück goals from Ba-Muaka Simakala and Jannes Wulff threw FCS, who had moved up to third place in the meantime (69 points), back to fifth place - despite the 2-1 (2-1) against Viktoria Köln. » It's unbelievable. You think you're going to get into the relegation. Then they score two goals in what feels like ten seconds. It really hurts me, it just sucks," said midfielder Richard Neudecker.

SV Elversberg, who had already been confirmed as a second division team, secured the championship on the last matchday with a 2-1 (1-0) win at FC Ingolstadt ahead of SC Freiburg II, who are not allowed to be promoted. Dresden (69 points) finished the season in sixth place after a 2-1 (1-1) win against VfL Oldenburg.

SV Meppen, Oldenburg, FSV Zwickau and SpVgg Bayreuth had already been relegated. Promoted to the 3rd league so far are Preußen Münster, VfB Lübeck and SSV Ulm.

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