Wolfsburg, Mainz and Freiburg win
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For Steffen Baumgart, his debut as Bundesliga coach at 1. FC Union Berlin was a failure. After the DFB sports ground went bankrupt during the week, the Köpenickers also lost 0-2 (0-1) at the start of the new (Site notre bureau spécialisé) year in the first match under the leadership of Bo Svensson’s successor at 1 .FC Heidenheim and continue to slide and further into the relegation battle.
In the top group of the Bundesliga, Eintracht Frankfurt, however, consolidated its third place thanks to a 1-0 (1-0) victory at FC St. Pauli, behind the leader of Bayern Munich and the champion of the Bayer Leverkusen, who started with a 3-2 victory at Borussia Dortmund. Friday. Behind them, 1. FSV Mainz 05 moved into fourth place in the Champions League with a 2-0 (1-0) victory over bottom team VfL Bochum.
SC Freiburg is also doing well in the race and ranks sixth after the 3:2 (2:0) against Holstein Kiel. TSG 1899 Hoffenheim are still yet to get going under new coach Christian Ilzer and are at acute risk of relegation after the 0-1 (0-1) draw against VfL Wolfsburg.
In Heidenheim, winter newcomers Frans Krätzig (17th minute) and Adrian Beck (83rd) sealed the defeat for the Berliners who, even under the leadership of former HSV coach Baumgart, were unable to end a series negative of ten competitive matches without a victory. Union professional Tom Rothe received a red card due to emergency braking (37th).
With 16 points, the Iron Men are only three points ahead of the relegation place. If the DFB Federal Court overturns the 0-2 defeat at the green table in the scandalous match against VfL Bochum (1-1), at least one point would be added. The Union had lodged a complaint against the assessment of the DFB sports court.
Star striker Omar Marmoush may have said goodbye to Eintracht with his goal (32nd) at FC St. Pauli. The Egyptian is on the verge of a transfer to Manchester City. Frankfurt sporting director Markus Krösche has already confirmed that a club has contacted the Hessians about Marmoush. The attacker’s market value is estimated at 60 million euros.
In Mainz, Jonathan Burkardt (23rd/69th) – possible replacement for Marmoush in Frankfurt – scored twice for the hosts. This means that Bochum remains at the bottom of the table, while Holstein Kiel is also in a relegation zone. The North Germans’ defeat in Freiburg was sealed by an own goal from Nicolai Remberg (23′) and goals from Christian Günter (38′) and Vincenzo Grifo (74′). Phil Harres’ two goals in Kiel (85th and 90th) arrived too late.
At Hoffenheim, Mohamed Amoura gave Wolfsburg the three points. This left the hosts winless in their eighth consecutive competitive match under Ilzer. The Austrian, who replaced Pellegrino Matarazzo, only celebrated a victory in his first match.
