Bochum will probably be taking part in within the Bundesliga as soon as once more upcoming marketing campaign later staving off relegation with a penalty shoot-out victory over Fortuna Dusseldorf within the play-offs.
Heiko Butscher’s facet completed sixteenth within the German top-flight desk within the 2023-24 season, although were given the simpler in their 2.Bundesliga fighters to accumulation every other season within the pageant.
Desiring to topple a three-goal lack from the first-leg play-off defeat, Philipp Hofmann stole the display with a target in both part ahead of Kevin Stoger’s Seventieth-minute penalty despatched the attach to excess week.
The pair may just no longer be separated throughout an spare half-hour at Dusseldorf Enviornment, making sure spot-kicks had been required to make a decision the destiny of the 2 Bundesliga hopefuls.
Andre Hoffmann overlooked Dusseldorf’s first however Erhan Masovic additionally faltered, retirement a winner-takes-all state of affairs in a sudden-death shoot-out with the ranking at 4-4.
Maximilian Wittek upcoming transformed ahead of Takashi Uchino fired large, sealing a 6-5 penalty shoot-out victory for Bochum later a 3-0 win on Monday snatched a 3-3 combination draw.
Dusseldorf completed 3rd in Germany’s 2nd category this season and will probably be pressured for, a minimum of, every other marketing campaign in 2. Bundesliga later this play-off woe.
This used to be the 1st week a play-off has long gone to consequences because the Bundesliga reintroduced the fixture, with Bochum in the end customery to retain their top-flight situation intact.
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