Unusual: they invaded the field to celebrate a promotion that was not

On the last date of the second division of Germanypresented a Darmstadt as leader with 67 points already promoted, Heidenham with 64 already hamburg with 63, so It remained to define between these two who would ascend and who was going to the repechage against a team of the highest category.

Hamburg did its part and beat Sandhausen 1-0and when the game ended, Heidenheim was losing 2-1 against Jahn Regsenburg, a situation that was wrong a massive invasion of Hamburg fans to celebrate promotion.

It was the return of the founding club of the Bundesliga that played the most seasons in the highest category without being relegated (1963-2018). There were plenty of reasons to celebrate after 5 years of anguish.

What they never imagined was that Heidenheim was going to turn the score around in record time. When the additional was played, he managed to equalize and in the 9th minute repair the heroic comeback, generating the abrupt interruption of the celebrations of the Hamburg fans.

Hamburg still has one more chance to rise. After finishing in third place, he will define the quota against Stuttgart. If they win, they will return to the Bundesliga after 5 years.