Overview

• VfB Stuttgart beat previously unbeaten St. Pauli 2:0, with Ermedin Demirovic scoring and assisting after Angelo Stiller had a penalty saved by Nikola Vasilj.
• Stuttgart moved up to seventh and denied St. Pauli a chance to go top, as Bilal El Khannouss added the second and two further VfB goals were ruled offside.
• 1. FC Kaiserslautern routed Preußen Münster 4:1, with Ivan Prtajin netting a hat-trick and an assist to send FCK temporarily to the 2. Bundesliga summit.
• HSV Hamburg drew 35:35 with TBV Lemgo Lippen the HaHandball-Bundesliga after leading by six, as Moritz Sauter scored 13 for the hosts.
• Löwen Frankfurt fell 3:6 at home to promoted Dresdner Eislöwen despite a debut goal from new arrival Ty Glover, and Duisburg’s mayor publicly backed a new ice arena.