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No time for Kiel to dwell on Pokal disaster

With a glut of league games to come, Kiel need to move on from the defeat in Dortmund quickly.

Defeats to Bochum and Heidenheim have left Kiel needing to refind their feet quickly if they are to stay in contention.

The game turned on the red card but Bochum still came out with their heads held high.

The 1-1 draw at the Volksparkstadion maintained the Storks unbeaten record against HSV in the 2. Bundesliga.

A big few weeks are ahead but Bochum look like the team that could pull away at the top.

Kiel dominated much of the game but it was the hosts that coped better with their various absentees.

The standard of refereeing in the 2. Bundesliga has unfortunately come into the spotlight yet again, with events in Kiel and Hamburg over the weekend highlighting the issue. Of course, when referees even in the Bundesliga or Premier League barely know their arse from their elbow, what hope do those in the second tier have?Continue reading “Matchday 21 Review: Referees in the spotlight, manages under pressure, Vasiliadis and Männel impress”

A look back on the weekend’s 2. Bundesliga action, as Braunschweig rue the missing 12th man in their derby defeat

1. FC Nürnberg’s return to the 2. Bundesliga last year after a season in the Bundesliga couldn’t have gone much worse, with a succession of coaches failing to halt the side, and just Fabian Schleusener and a matter of seconds separating them from a second-successive descent. This year, it was meant to be different. InContinue reading “Matchdays 18 & 19 Review: Pressure piles on Nürnberg, Karlsruhe flying, Kleindienst return”

Holtmann leaves Mainz after four years, having previously played for Braunschweig, having made just 29 appearances for the Bundesliga club.