BERLIN (AP) — Cologne’s hopes of Bundesliga survival were dealt a major blow on Saturday after losing 2-0 at home to last-placed Darmstadt, the visitor’s first win since October.
Darmstadt defender Christoph Klarer scored in the 57th minute when the ball landed luringly at his feet after Cologne defenders failed to clear a corner.
Some Cologne fans were left in tears after Oscar Vilhelmsson sealed Darmstadt’s win in the final minute, bringing Cologne’s seventh relegation from the Bundesliga a step closer.
Cologne remained second from bottom, four points behind in-form Mainz before its game at Freiburg on Sunday, and five behind Bochum, which lost in Wolfsburg 1-0.
Darmstadt remained last but its supporters celebrated the end of their team’s 22-game winless run. Darmstadt hadn’t won since Oct. 7.
Four rounds remain after this weekend. The bottom two are automatically relegated, while the team that finishes third from bottom faces a two-leg playoff against the third-place finisher in the second division to determine which side plays in the Bundesliga next season.
Devout Christian doctor, 68, who punched dementia
Luke Rowe, who helped 3 leaders win the Tour de France, will retire at the end of the season
Soccer fan arrested in Marseille as authorities investigate reports of Nazi salute, monkey chants
Socialite Jasmine Hartin enjoys beach snuggle with electrician hunk
Euro 2024 teams can add 3 players in 26
Anchovies draw crush of sea lions to San Francisco piers, the most in 15 years
Troops fired on Kent State students in 1970. Survivors see echoes in today's campus protests
Supreme Court rejects an appeal from a Canadian man once held at Guantanamo
Target to lower prices on basic goods in response to inflation
French cyberwarriors ready to test their defense against hackers and malware during the Olympics