22nd match day in the 2nd Bundesliga: Kaiserslautern and Nuremberg win, Paderborn misses the jump to the relegation place.

1. FC Nuremberg has achieved an important success in the relegation battle in the 2nd Bundesliga. With former sporting director Dieter Hecking on the bench, the Franconians won 1:0 (0:0) against last-place SV Sandhausen on Saturday. Kwadwo Duah scored the winner with a penalty in the 86th minute. As a result, Nuremberg moved up to twelfth place in the table for the time being.

SC Paderborn only managed a 1:1 (1:0) in their away match against Holstein Kiel. The draw prevented coach Lukas Kwasniok’s team from jumping into the relegation zone and they remain in fourth place. 1. FC Kaiserslautern beat Spielvereinigung Greuther Fürth 3:1 (1:0). The visitors were down to ten players after a yellow card in the 29th minute. Kaiserslautern are one point behind Paderborn in fifth place.