SV Darmstadt 98 loses in Fürth with 2:3 and gives up promotion chance. The team must now do everything to achieve promotion. The trainer Florian Kohfeldt had to collect himself after the game to overcome the disappointment. "Today it's hard, it hurts very much. Realistically, it was today for us in the fight for promotion," said Kohfeldt. The distance between Darmstadt 98 and the top three is now too great. Five points already separate the Lilien from third place, eight from second place. That's simply too much with only four games left. The last three games were all lost. Once after a very weak performance (Bielefeld), once against a strong opponent (Hannover) and now after a dramatic game with an incredible finish. There's too much coming together. The Lilien can no longer win games like they did in many phases of the season. The momentum that the Südhessen carried for so long is definitely gone. The match in Fürth was the last example. After a mediocre game with chances on both sides and each team scoring once, Yosuke Furukawa brought the Darmstädter into the lead in the final phase with 2:1. It's not much to imagine that the Lilien would have still flavored this lead a few weeks ago. But the Südhessen from April 2026 have lost this stability. First, Noel Futkeu equalized, then in the extra time for the Fürther win. End, out, dream over. "We must now overcome a sad moment together. We will overcome it," emphasized Kohfeldt. At the end, the trainer's gaze turned to the season finale: "We will try everything in the next four games to win each game. We will radiate energy again next weekend." The promotion may be over for now, but the season is not yet over.