Nurnberg close on promotion
Boakye double puts Nurnberg in pole position
Last Updated: May 28, 2009 8:45pm
Boakye: Two-goal hero
Nurnberg all but booked their return to the Bundesliga next season with a 3-0 win over Energie Cottbus in the first leg of their promotion play-off.
The German Football Federation has brought in the play-off between the side who finished third from bottom of the Bundesliga, Cottbus, and the team which ended third in the second division, Nurnberg.
Nurnberg got off to a flying star when Isaac Boakye saw his shot deflect off Ivan Radeljic and into the net after just 13 minutes.
Christian Eigler doubled the lead on 56 minutes with a clever finish over Cottbus keeper Gerhard Tremmel.
Boakye put Nurnberg in a commanding position for the second leg on Sunday with his second, and his side's third, goal a minute from time.
Matches
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German Bundesliga
Table
German Bundesliga
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 34 | 91 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 34 | 66 |
| 3 | Bayer Leverkusen | 34 | 65 |
| 4 | Schalke | 34 | 55 |
| 5 | SC Freiburg | 34 | 51 |
| 6 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 34 | 51 |
| 7 | Hamburg | 34 | 48 |
| 8 | Borussia Monchengladbach | 34 | 47 |
| 9 | Hannover 96 | 34 | 45 |
| 10 | FC Nurnberg | 34 | 44 |
| 11 | Wolfsburg | 34 | 43 |
| 12 | Stuttgart | 34 | 43 |
| 13 | Mainz | 34 | 42 |
| 14 | Werder Bremen | 34 | 34 |
| 15 | FC Augsburg | 34 | 33 |
| 16 | Hoffenheim | 34 | 31 |
| 17 | Fortuna Dusseldorf | 34 | 30 |
| 18 | Greuther Furth | 34 | 21 |
