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05/03 12:56 CDT St. Pauli edges closer to Bundesliga relegation, Mainz and
Gladbach are safe
St. Pauli edges closer to Bundesliga relegation, Mainz and Gladbach are safe
By CIARAN FAHEY
AP Sports Writer
BERLIN (AP) --- St. Pauli lost 2-1 at home to Mainz to edge closer to
Bundesliga relegation, with Wolfsburg hoping to take advantage later Sunday.
Phillip Tietz and Phillipp Mwene scored in the first half for Mainz to secure
its place in the division next season with no concerns about relegation. Mainz
had been bottom of the table with nine defeats from 13 games when it appointed
Urs Fischer as coach in December.
Wolfsburg was playing at Freiburg later and could move above St. Pauli into the
relegation playoff place by avoiding defeat.
The bottom two are relegated automatically, while the team that finishes third
from bottom has a two-leg playoff against the third-place finisher from the
second division to determine which plays in the Bundesliga next season.
Also Sunday, Haris Tabakovic scored late for Borussia Mnchengladbach to clinch
its survival with a 1-0 win over second-place Borussia Dortmund.
Two rounds remain after this weekend.
Bayern Munich has already won the title with four rounds to spare. Schalke
clinched promotion back to the division on Saturday.
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