Only on Saturday evening did FC Schalke 04 show what it takes to earn promotion to the Bundesliga. With tremendous fighting spirit and even more energy, the Royal Blues ground down Fortuna Düsseldorf yesterday.
However, the competition from Hannover and Paderborn does not seem to have taken the blue-and-white masterclass as an example and is currently outdoing itself in cowardly football.
In front of their own fans, 96 found themselves 0:2 down against bottom-of-the-table Münster at one point. Only shortly before half-time did a quickfire double from Mustapha Bundu produce an INCREDIBLY important equaliser.
SC Paderborn, meanwhile, are making an even bigger fool of themselves. Before the matchday they were still in second place, but in the direct promotion showdown with Elversberg, the East Westphalians are simply trailing 0:4(!) after 45 minutes.
The result: as things stand, the small-town warriors from Saarland have secured the automatic promotion spot behind Schalke. Hannover follow in third place, while embarrassing Paderborn have dropped to fourth.
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