Eintracht Frankfurt came from behind to beat local rivals Darmstadt and boost their Bundesliga survival hopes on Saturday.
Mario Vrancic gave Darmstadt the lead before Sandro Wagner saw his penalty saved for the hosts.
Makoto Hasebe and Stefan Aigner turned the game around in the second half for a win which lifts Frankfurt out of the bottom two, although Werder Bremen can move back above them by winning their game in hand against Stuttgart on Monday night.
Needing a win to end their own fears of automatic relegation, Darmstadt made the best possible start with Vrancic completing a quick counter-attack to put them in front in the 12th minute.
Another break nearly saw Wagner double their lead, before Darmstadt's top-scorer was given an even better opportunity to score from the penalty spot after Haris Seferovic fouled Luca Caldirola inside the penalty area.
However, Frankfurt goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky guessed the right way and dived to his bottom right-hand corner to save Wagner's effort.
Frankfurt were fortunate still to be in the game heading into the second half, and they took full advantage of a second chance afforded to them.
Hasebe's shot from just inside the penalty area took a wicked deflection off the thigh of Caldirola to leave Christian Mathenia no chance in the Darmstadt goal and bring the Eagles level 10 minutes into the second half.
The Japanese midfielder could hardly have timed his first goal of the season any better as it gave his team-mates hope.
Half-time substitute Aigner then latched onto Szabolcs Huszti's free-kick and, at full stretch, diverted the ball into the bottom left-hand corner with seven minutes remaining to complete the turnaround.
Frankfurt held on to a win which took them above Bremen and level on points with Stuttgart, with both of their relegation rivals meeting on Monday night, while Darmstadt are now just two points above the drop zone.
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