Freiburg, Paderborn Go Down In Germany

Hamburg staved off the immediate threat of relegation after a 2-0 win over Schalke on the final day of the Bundesliga season gave them a shot at a play-off to avoid the drop. Ivica Olic and Slobodan Rajkovic eased a tense afternoon in northern Germany with two goals in 10 second-half minutes as Hamburg climbed above Freiburg into 16th place and saved their top-flight status at least for a few more weeks. Defeat cost Schalke their fifth place in the final Bundesliga standings, meaning they may now need to get through a qualifying round for the group stage of next season's Europa League. Freiburg and Paderborn were both sent tumbling through the trapdoor to the second tier. Freiburg lost 2-1 to Hannover, who had fears of the drop themselves before kick-off. Hiroshi Kiyotake put Freiburg in front early on and a late own goal from Pavel Krmas secured their top-flight status. A late Nils Petersen consolation was not enough to prevent Christian Streich's Freiburg from relegation. Results Hoffenheim 2 - 1 Hertha B Dortmund 3 - 2 W Bremen M'gladbach 1 - 3 FC Augsbur Hannover 2 - 1 Freiburg Frankfurt 2 - 1 Leverkusen Paderborn 1 - 2 Stuttgart Hamburg 2 - 0 Schalke Cologne 2 - 2 Wolfsburg Bay Munich 2 - 0 Mainz