Eintracht Frankfurt leapfrog Fürth at the top on the back of a strong first-half showing against Bochum, Paderborn slip further off the promotion pace and Aachen look in real trouble at the bottom. Bundesliga 2 on Friday:

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Frankfurt take over pole position

Munich – Eintracht Frankfurt increased their lead over third-placed Fortuna Düsseldorf to five points with a convincing 4-0 victory away to 1. FC Union Berlin on Monday evening.

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Frankfurt pull away with Fürth

Munich – Hansa Rostock’s chances of saving their Bundesliga 2 status took a severe hammering after losing at home to Erzgebirge Aue on Sunday, while St. Pauli’s and SC Paderborn’s promotion hopes also suffered after the fourth and fifth placed sides slipped up.

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St. Pauli and Paderborn drop points, trouble for Rostock

Munich – League leaders Greuther Fürth eked out another three points to keep up the pressure on their title rivals with another solid performance to defeat Karlsruher SC, while Fortuna Düsseldorf lost ground following their draw at home to Eintracht Braunschweig.

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Fürth stride ahead, Düsseldorf stutter

Munich – FSV Frankfurt and FC Ingolstadt 04 both secured crucial victories to move further away from the relegation zone as Matchday 27 kicked off on Friday night. Elsewhere, 1860 Munich ended their recent slump in form by doggedly defeating SG Dynamo Dresden.

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Breathing space for FSV and Ingolstadt

Fortuna Düsseldorf finished Matchday 26 a couple of points further behind second-place Eintracht Frankfurt after snatching a late equaliser at Energie Cottbus in the Monday evening Bundesliga 2 meeting.

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Point earned but chance missed for Düsseldorf

Aue pull a last-minute goal out of the bag to dent St. Pauli’s promotion ambitions, Duisburg take the honours in the Ruhr district derby, a point apiece in the battle of the bottom two. Bundesliga 2 on Sunday:

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Setback for St. Pauli

Greuther Fürth picked up three more points in Munich to stay full steam ahead on the promotion front, but Paderborn came a cropper at revitalised Ingolstadt. Bundesliga 2 on Saturday:

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Fürth forge ahead, Paderborn stumble

Munich – Eintracht Frankfurt took over temporary leadership the Bundesliga 2 table on Friday as they breezed past Dresden at home. Union Berlin racked up an impressive win at Aachen, while Braunschweig and FSV Frankfurt shared the spoils in a drab showing in Lower Saxony. bundesliga.de has the key moments from the evening’s action.

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Frankfurt go first; Union win away

Munich – Neither FC Erzgebirge Aue nor 1860 Munich were able to take advantage of their respective games in hand as the two sides fought out a 0-0 draw in Monday’s evening’s rearranged Bundesliga 2 fixture.

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Goalless in the Ore Mountains

Munich – A fine first-half strike from Moritz Volz ensured FC St. Pauli kept the heat on the leading trio in Bundesliga 2 with a 1-0 success at home to lowly Karlsruher SC.

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St. Pauli force home victory

Munich – The Bundesliga 2 title race became tighter still on Sunday as second-placed Eintracht Frankfurt narrowed the gap on leaders Greuther Fürth to a single point. Elsewhere there were no goals for no spectators in Dresden, while Cottbus came from behind to snatch a point against Braunschweig.

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Frankfurt keep pace at the top, evens in Dresden and Cottbus

Munich – Fortuna Düsseldorf’s promotion quest continued apace on Saturday afternoon as Norbert Meier’s charges came from behind to beat Aue on home turf. However, there was no such joy for 1860 Munich, whose own challenge for a top-three berth was stifled away to FSV Frankfurt. bundesliga.de rounds up the latest from Bundesliga 2.

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Fortuna fight back, ’60 stumble

Munich – A late finish from Kevin Volland ensured 1860 Munich rescued a deserved point in a 1-1 draw with fellow promotion hopefuls FC St. Pauli in Monday evening’s top Bundesliga 2 match.

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Volland rescues 1860 a point

Munich – The home sides dominated on Sunday as Eintracht Frankfurt narrowly beat Energie Cottbus to stay in touch with leaders Greuther Fürth, Aue secured a priceless three points in an end to end encounter with FSV Frankfurt, while Eintracht Braunschweig fought off a persistent Hansa Rostock.

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Home advantage pays off

Munich – Fortuna Düsseldorf announced their return to the title race with an emphatic victory away to struggling Karlsruher SC to move within two points of leaders Greuther Fürth. However, they remain behind SC Paderborn in the standings after Roger Schmidt’s men handed Alemannia Aachen their first defeat in nine games.

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Düsseldorf and Paderborn turn up heat on Fürth

There was high drama in both of Friday’s early-evening Bundesliga 2 Matchday 24 openers. Greuther Fürth left it pretty late at Duisburg before claiming the points that keep them on course for a potentially historic season, while FC Union left it as late as possible before snatching a draw at FSV Frankfurt.

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Fürth march on at the top

Fortuna Düsseldorf missed out on the chance to move level on points with Greuther Fürth at the top as they wrapped up the Bundesliga 2 Matchday 23 programme with a goalless draw at home to Alemannia Aachen.

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Düsseldorf slip up again

Munich – Eintracht Frankfurt relinquished their grip on top spot in Bundesliga 2 as hopes of an unbeaten run to match that of the first half of the season came crashing down against fellow promotion hopefuls Paderborn. Elsewhere another poor Pauli performance saw them drop points against a disciplined Braunschweig side, while FSV Frankfurt leapt up into 12th place having picked up their very first home win of the season against Karlsruher SC.

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Paderborn and FSV pick up points; Pauli fall flat

Munich – Greuther Fürth moved temporarily top of Bundesliga 2 after coming out on the winning side of an eight-goal thriller against VfL Bochum. Elsewhere new Erzgebirge Aue head coach Karsten Baumann didn’t enjoy the best of debuts as his side fell flat in the east derby against a rejuvenated Energie Cottbus.

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Fürth trounce Bochum; Cottbus win

Munich – 1860 Munich continued their incredible run of form to keep up the pressure for a promotion place thanks to victory away at Union Berlin, while Dynamo Dresden maintained their own astounding series of scoring at least two goals in every game since November. FC Ingolstadt claimed an unlikely victory away at Hansa Rostock to move off the foot of the table.

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1860 Munich keep winning, Ingolstadt move off the bottom

Aue – Karsten Baumann is the new head coach of FC Erzgebirge Aue. The Bundesliga 2 outfit officially unveiled Baumann, 42, at a press conference on Wednesday, February 22nd after he had put pen to paper on a contract through to the end of June 2012.

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Baumann takes over at Aue

Aue – Bundesliga 2 strugglers FC Erzgebirge Aue have announced the dismissal of head coach Rico Schmitt.

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Schmitt sacked by Aue

Munich – There was nothing to separate Erzgebirge Aue and Eintracht Braunschweig in Monday night’s top Bundesliga 2 match as the two sides continued their respective winless runs with a 1-1 draw at the Erzebirgsstadion.

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All square in Aue

Munich – Despite dominating for much of the match, Fortuna Düsseldorf’s winless streak continued at 1860 Munich, meaning that just three points now separate the top five teams One of their main rivals, Greuther Fürth, were unable to profit as they were held in Ingolstadt, while Alemannia Aachen and Hansa Rostock also played out a goalless stalemate.

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Düsseldorf and Fürth miss chance to go top

Munich – There were goals aplenty on Saturday afternoon, as Eintracht Frankfurt demolished local rivals FSV Frankfurt to move top of the table, for 24 hours at least, while VfL Bochum held off a fierce second half fightback from ten-man Union Berlin.

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Goal frenzy as Frankfurt go top

Munich – FC St. Pauli took their chance to move top of Bundesliga 2 for the time being with a gritty victory over MSV Duisburg, but were not joined at the summit by SC Paderborn who dropped points against a clinical Dynamo Dresden side. Elsewhere Karlsruher picked up another all-important victory in their bid for survival against an Energie Cottbus side whose downward spiral continues.

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Pauli and Karlsruher pounce; Paderborn left frustrated

Frankfurt – The DFL has rearranged the match between FC Erzgebirge Aue and TSV 1860 Munich. The fixture will now take place on Wednesday 14th March 2012 (kick-off 18:30 CET).

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FC Erzgebirge Aue – TSV 1860 Munich rescheduled

Munich – Fortuna Düsseldorf returned to the Bundesliga 2 summit on Monday evening thanks to a contentious 1-1 draw at home to promotion rivals Eintracht Frankfurt.

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Fortune favours Düsseldorf in second-tier showdown

Greuther Fürth and FC St. Pauli maintained their respective promotion drives with home victories on Sunday, Fürth demolishing one of their direct rivals in the process. At the other end of the standings, Hansa Rostock earned three crucial points against Duisburg.

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Vital wins for Fürth and St. Pauli