Heidenheim's Bundesliga hopes still alive, Eta wins with Union

Eta took the job last month as she became the first woman to coach a men's football team in one of Europe's top leagues. In her previous three games in charge, Union lost twice and drew once.

Mainz are coached by Urs Fischer, who was responsible for leading Union to their first-ever promotion to the Bundesliga in 2020.

The match had to be interrupted for several minutes in the first half after Union Berlin fans threw tennis balls on the pitch as a protest against the scheduling of Sunday games this season.

Fans demanded "fair kick-off times" with banners saying: "2025-26 season: 7,000 kilometres on Sundays," and "your scheduling is a joke!"

Hamburg beat Europa League finalists Freiburg

Freiburg are still in control of their own destiny and eyeing an even bigger prize, but they were made to wait for Conference League qualification in a 3-2 defeat at SV Hamburg.

Freiburg sit in the Conference League spot with 44 points, closely followed by Eintracht Frankfurt and Augsburg, both one point behind.

But they are also in the Europa League final. If they beat Aston Villa on May 20, they will qualify for the Champions League and the Conference League spot will be awarded to another team.

Hamburg, who were already safe from relegation, broke the deadlock in the 14th minute thanks to Bakery Jatta.

But Freiburg hit back less than two minutes later as Igor Matanović found the net with a clumsy volley.

Hamburg retook the lead in the 64th through Luka Vušković, and Fabio Balde added a third three minutes later.

Matanović completed a late brace in the 87th but Freiburg weren't able to fight for a comeback.

"We knew today wouldn't be an easy game as Freiburg demand everything from their opponents. The way the lads tackled this tough challenge today is truly commendable," Hamburg coach Merlin Polzin said.

He also wished Freiburg "the very best of luck" in the Europa League final.

On Saturday, RB Leipzig qualified for the Champions League after a 2-1 win against St Pauli, VfB Stuttgart won the top-four clash against Bayer Leverkusen 3-1, and champions Bayern Munich beat Werder Bremen 1-0.

Heidenheim's Marvin Pieringer (L) and Cologne's Tom Krauss battle for the ball during the German Bundesliga soccer match between 1.FC Cologne and 1.FC Heidenheim at RheinEnergieStadion. Ulrich Hufnagel/dpa