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FC Ingolstadt seal promotion into German Bundesliga

Xinhua, May 18, 2015 Adjust font size:

Second division champions FC Ingolstadt sealed their promotion for Germany's top flight following a 2-1 victory over Leipzig on Sunday.

The "Schanzer" wrapped up their first ever promotion for the first division as they overcame Leipzig with a 2-1 comeback win. The second division front-runners are the 54th club who earn their promotion to Bundesliga's first division.

A victory for Ingolstadt was enough to lift the second division title and to ensure a berth for the first division next season.

However, things started other than expected for the second division leaders as Leipzig shocked the hosts with the opener in the 4th minute. Dominik Kaiser made use of Yussuf Poulsen square pass inside the box to make it 1-0 on the scoreboards.

Ingolstadt recovered just before the break as Matthew Leckie converted a foul play penalty to restore parity.

Stefan Lex sealed the promotion for Ingolstadt when he marked the 2-1 winner with 77 minutes into the game at outsold Audi-Sportpark. Endi