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Frustration in the Bavarian duel against Regensburg: Nuremberg's Tim Handwerker
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1. FC Nürnberg is slipping deeper and deeper into the crisis in the 2nd Bundesliga.
The Franks remained without a win in the 0: 1 (0: 0) against Jahn Regensburg in the fifth game since the turn of the year, the defeat was the third in a row.
Andreas Albers scored shortly before the end for Regensburg (87th minute).
"We are disappointed.
It was clear to us that we could not shoot Regensburg out of the stadium, «said Nuremberg coach Robert Klauss after the renewed bankruptcy.
On Sunday the "Club" lost 2: 5 against Hannover 96.
In the snowfall in Nuremberg, the encounter reflected the problems of both teams over long stretches: scoring opportunities remained scarce.
The winning goal for the guests fell all the happier shortly before the end of regular time: Albers headed in after a cross from the left (87th).
If St. Pauli wins on Thursday (8.30 p.m., live ticker SPIEGEL.de; TV: Sky) against Bochum, second in the table, the Nürnberger only three points ahead of the relegation place.
Last season, Nürnberg had only saved themselves from relegation in a dramatic relegation second leg.
Another long-standing Bundesliga club lost with Hannover 96.
The Lower Saxony lost the chase duel at Karlsruher SC 0: 1 (0: 0).
The guests started briskly, but missed the early lead through Genki Haraguchi (7th) and Marvin Ducksch (10th).
Then the KSC made the game a little more balanced.
Despite the miserable space available, the game remained entertaining in the second half.
After a corner, Hanover's Kingsley Schindler headed into his own goal and decided the game (65th).
Hannover came again through Joker Hendrik Weydandt in front of the goal, but keeper Marius Gersbeck parried (80th).
Hanover falls back to eighth place, Karlsruhe moves up to sixth place.
All results and tables can be found here.
The Holstein Kiel surprise team is currently running out of steam in everyday life in the second division.
In Paderborn, coach Ole Werner's team was again without a win at 1: 1 (1: 1).
After all, Marco Komenda's equalizer (15th) saved the North Germans from defeat in a good second division game.
The strong Bundesliga relegated from Paderborn took an early lead through Chris Führich (2nd).
The Kiel team managed only one win from the last five games.
Nevertheless, they hold on to the relegation rank.
With the first victory this year Darmstadt 98 landed a hoped-for liberation in the relegation battle.
Thanks to a double from Marvin Mehlem in the 36th and 48th minute, the Hessians prevailed against SV Sandhausen 2-1 (1-1) and thus ended their negative run of four defeats in a row.
Aleksandr Zhirov (1st) gave the guests an early lead.
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