Bochum will play first-division football again next season after coming from three goals down and beating second-division Fortuna Duesseldorf away via a penalty shoot-out in Monday's relegation play-off second leg. Unbeaten in the second division since February, Duesseldorf were extremely confident of progressing after their three-goal first leg.
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DÜSSELDORF, Germany (AP) — Bochum clinched Bundesliga survival by coming from three goals down and winning a penalty shootout 6-5 to thwart Fortuna Düsseldorf’s promotion bid on Monday. Second division club Düsseldorf was 3-0 up from the first leg of their playoff on Thursday, but Philipp Hofmann scored twice and Kevin Stöger converted a penalty for Bochum to win the second leg 3-0. “Everyone wrote us off after the first game and that gave us even more motivation, to create history, to do something incredible," said Hofmann, who scored an own goal in the first leg.
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