Eintracht Braunschweig saves itself dramatically in the relegation!

Eintracht Braunschweig saves itself dramatically in the relegation!

Braunschweig, Deutschland - On May 28, 2025, Eintracht Braunschweig managed the rescue before relegation from the 2nd Bundesliga. In a dramatic relegation secondary against 1. FC Saarbrücken, they prevented the case into the third class. The encounter, which took place in front of 21,854 spectators in the Eintracht stadium, ended 2-2 after extra time after the Braunschweig had won the first leg four days earlier.

After an initially difficult course, the Braunschweig sports director Benjamin Kessel showed the joy and relief about the situation: "It was a roller coaster of feelings," he said. Towards the end of the regular season it was already 2-0 for the guests from Saarbrücken, before Braunschweig by Fabio di Michele Sanchez in the 106th minute and Rayan Philippe came back in the 120th minute.

turning point of the game

The first goal for Saarbrücken fell due to a penalty from Florian Krüger in the 66th minute. Kai Brünker increased to 2-0 for the guests in the 83rd minute. But the paper turned when Saarbrücken had to play outnumbered in the extension. Calogero Rizzuto saw the yellow-red card in the 90th minute, which increased the pressure on the players of the Saarlanders.

In the final phase, Braunschweig threw everything forward and rewarded himself through the two late goals. It should be emphasized that Eintracht keeper Ron-Thorben Hoffmann was able to parry several shots in this decisive phase of the game that could have brought another decision in favor of Saarbrücken.

Saarbrücken's bitter balance

Despite a strong second half after the substitution of Brünker and Patrick Schmidt, Saarbrücken failed again in the relegation. The team had failed four times in similar promotion playoffs in the past. Florian Krüger (Saarbrücken) described the game as "painful", which makes the disappointment and close proximity to the possibility of ascent.

The game was briefly interrupted due to pyrotechnics in the fan block of Saarbrücken, which underlined the heated atmosphere and increased the intensity of the encounter. Braunschweig, on the other hand, under coach Marc Pfitzner showed a significantly improved performance compared to the last weeks of the regular season.

For detailed information on the entire relegation and its course, please visit the website of Kicker.de .