Greuther Fürth 2-0 Rot-Weiß Essen (2-1 agg)
Goals: 1-0 Futkeu 29‘, 2-0 Hrgota 47‘
Fürth entered this second leg at Sportpark Ronhof trailing 1-0 on aggregate after Torben Müsel's free-kick had settled the first leg in Essen's favour. Heiko Vogel's side made one change from that defeat, with Sacha Bansé coming in for Dennis Srbeny.
Uwe Koschinat's Rot-Weiss Essen, meanwhile, named an unchanged side, looking to build on their slender advantage and secure promotion to Bundesliga 2. The stakes could not have been higher: a Fürth win by two goals or more would keep them up, while anything less would send them down.
