High-scoring games: Schalke receives a slap at Hertha. Karlsruher SC beat 1.
FC Magdeburg 7-0 (4-0), but encountered little resistance. Hamburger SV moved past Fortuna Düsseldorf into third place with a 3-0 win over SV Wehen Wiesbaden. Only two points separate coach Karel Geraerts' team from relegation place 16 in the 2nd Bundesliga. The people of Hamburg showed significant improvement.