Augsburg 1 - 1 Schalke
Bundesliga Week 32, Sunday Scores: Two Matches, Two Draws
The solitary point won’t satisfy either side, but it helps them move that much closer to completing their goals for the end of the season. Augsburg are now 6 points ahead of Hertha Berlin for the final automatic relegation place and 4 points ahead of Köln for the relegation/promotion playoff place.
Augsburg started strong when Sebastian Langkamp’s header went off the post and in the net from a Marcel Ndjeng corner in the 6th minute.
Schalke found their equalizer in the 38th minute when Klaas-Jan Huntelaar broke through the backline and found the back of the net.
The point moves Schalke two points ahead of Borussia Mönchengladbach for the third and final automatic qualifying place for the Champions League.
Hannover 0 - 0 Freiburg
Freiburg secured their position in the Bundesliga next season with a scoreless draw on the road in Hannover. The point moves Freiburg to 37 points, a full 7 points ahead of 16th place Köln. Hannover moves a full three points ahead of Werder Bremen for the final Europa League qualifying place.
Chances for both sides were difficult to come by and when they did both Ron-Robert Zieler and Oliver Baumann were up to the task in keeping the ball out of the net.
Since Christian Streich was named manager after the first half of the season, Freiburg have picked up 24 points. This run includes the current nine match unbeaten run. They were seemingly left for dead after picking up only 13 points after the first 17 matches and then selling Papiss Cisse, but the turnaround has been remarkable.
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