Thursday, May 19, 2016

Nuremberg earns 1-1 draw in Frankfurt in Bundesliga playoff (The Associated Press)

Frankfurt's Marco Russ grimaces during a German first division Bundesliga soccer relegation first leg match between Eintracht Frankfurt and 1. FC Nuremberg in Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday, May 19, 2016.(AP Photo/Michael Probst)

One day after being diagnosed with a tumor, Marco Russ gave up an own goal that earned Nuremberg a 1-1 draw at Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga playoff on Thursday. Russ also got a booking, and the accumulated yellow cards rule the Eintracht captain out of the second leg on Monday in Nuremberg. Mijat Gacinovic scored his first Bundesliga goal in the 65th to cancel out the unfortunate strike by Russ in the 43rd.


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