BERLIN — Wolfsburg grabbed the final survival chance on a dramatic last day of the season, winning a relegation decider at St. Pauli 3-1 to send the home team down and secure a playoff against the second division's third-place finisher.
Both St. Pauli and Heidenheim were relegated automatically. The loss extended St. Pauli's winless run to 10 games and left it bottom of the table.
The table did the dramatic work without asking anyone to dress it up.
St. Pauli's long goodbye
Despite the defeat, fans held scarves aloft in solidarity through the final whistle. It was a similar scene in Heidenheim, where coach Frank Schmidt — nearly 19 years in charge — addressed supporters who continued waving flags even as relegation became certain.
Observation: Schmidt called it the kind of solidarity rarely seen in German football. The sentiment was genuine; the stadium was almost empty.
Bayern celebrates, Kane fires again
Harry Kane scored a hat trick in Bayern Munich's 5-1 home win over Cologne, finishing with 36 Bundesliga goals.Leon Goretzka played his last game for the club, and captain Manuel Neuer handed him the trophy to lift — a quiet moment between teammates who knew the era was ending.
European race and other results
Stuttgart held the last Champions League spot despite a 2-2 draw at Eintracht Frankfurt, where Jonathan Burkardt scored two late penalties. Hoffenheim lost 4-0 at Borussia Mönchengladbach, and Leverkusen drew 1-1 with Hamburg.
Marie-Louise Eta got her second win as Union Berlin coach, routing Augsburg 4-0. She is set to move to the women's team afterward.
Borussia Dortmund beat Werder Bremen 2-0, and Freiburg defeated Leipzig 4-1. Schalke returns to the Bundesliga as second-division champion.
Observation: The playoff opponent for Wolfsburg will be decided Sunday among Elversberg, Hannover, and Paderborn.