Hamburger SV suffered another setback in the fight for promotion places in the 2nd Bundesliga.

The North Germans lost 1-0 (0-1) to Bundesliga relegated SpVgg Greuther Fürth and missed the temporary jump to first place in the table. The Fürth team, on the other hand, celebrated their third 1-0 win in a row under new coach Alexander Zorniger - and Armindo Sieb scored the winning goal for the third time (8th minute).

1. FC Heidenheim came within a point of HSV after beating SV Sandhausen 4-3 (2-0). 1. FC Nürnberg lost a 1-0 lead in added time in the 1-1 (1-0) win at Hansa Rostock. In addition, Jahn Regensburg and Eintracht Braunschweig separated 1:1 (1:1).