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Nurnberg clinch promotion

Image: Mintal: On the mark

Nurnberg sealed promotion to the Bundesliga with a 2-0 win over Energie Cottbus to complete a 5-0 aggregate victory.

Mintal and Eigler on the mark

Nurnberg sealed promotion to the Bundesliga with a 2-0 win over Energie Cottbus to complete a 5-0 aggregate victory. Winning 3-0 from the first leg Nurnberg were in pole position to secure a return to the top flight. Nurberg added to their overall lead on 29 minutes when Christian Eigler opened the scoring with a fierce strike from the edge of the box. Marek Mintal added a second goal on 37 minutes to seal a comfortable success for Nurnberg. Nurnberg join Freiburg and Mainz in winning promotion to Germany's top flight for next season.

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