Stuttgart boosted their survival hopes as relegation rivals Wolfsburg and St Pauli played out a 2-2 draw.
Stuttgart earn priceless win as Wolfsburg and St Pauli draw
Stuttgart boosted their Bundesliga survival hopes as relegation rivals Wolfsburg and St Pauli played out a 2-2 draw.
Hannover failed to enhance their UEFA Champions League claims as Hoffenheim won at home and Nurnberg won away at Kaiserslautern.
An impressive three-goal flurry in the second half secured
Stuttgart a 3-1 victory at
Cologne to establish a four-point cushion over the drop zone.
Christian Trasch made the breakthrough after 51 minutes and the lead was doubled two minutes later through Martin Harnik.
Zdravko Kuzmanovic made it 3-0 from the penalty spot on 63 minutes following Pedro Geromel's handball before Milivoje Novakovic scored a consolation for Cologne.
Substitute Jan Polak scored an 89th minute equaliser as
Wolfsburg hit back to salvage a 2-2 draw at home with fellow strugglers
St Pauli.
Diego struck the post for Wolfsburg before the hosts took the lead before half-time through Mario Mandzukic.
Goals from substitute Deniz Naki and Matthias Lehmann turned the game in St Pauli's favour until Polak popped up late on to earn Wolfsburg a point and leave both clubs four points adrift of safety.
Hannover could finish the weekend outside the top three positions after being held to a 0-0 draw away to
Hamburg.
Roberto Firmino made a decisive impact off the bench for
Hoffenheim as he scored the only goal of the game on 78 minutes to clinch a 1-0 home success over
Eintracht Frankfurt.
Nurnberg remain in sixth position in the table after goals from Christian Eigler and Robert Mak earned a 2-0 win away to
Kaiserslautern.
Werder Bremen remain six points above the drop zone after being held by
Schalke at the Weserstadion.
Sandro Wagner put the hosts ahead in the 59th minute but the lead lasted just four minutes before substitute Edu restored parity.
