Hannover collected their second straight victory by holding on at home against nine-man Eintracht Frankfurt.
Leon Andreasen gave Hannover the lead after 14 minutes and Halil Altintop equalised in first-half stoppage time for the visitors.
Frankfurt were reduced to 10 men in the 54th minute as Selim Teber was sent off for a second yellow card offence.
Sergio Pinto restored Hannover's lead in the 57th minute and Frankfurt lost another player as Maik Franz received his second yellow card a minute into stoppage time.
Hannover's second win in a row - and their first against Frankfurt since 1987 - comes on the heels of a nine-game losing streak. Mirko Slomka's team improved to 23 points for 16th place.
Frankfurt have now suffered three straight losses and dropped to 10th with 35 points.
In the sixth minute, Frankfurt's Patrick Ochs cleared Christian Schulz's shot from seven yards just in front of the goal line.
The hosts grabbed the lead in the 14th minute. Manuel Schmiedebach sent a high ball into the area which Didier Ya Konan chested down and Andreasen charged forward and blasted home the first score.
The visitors equalised two minutes into first-half stoppage time with Pirmin Schwegler's cross into the area volleyed home from five yards by Altintop despite being surrounded by three Hannover defenders.
Frankfurt went a man down nine minutes after the break as Teber received his second warning for purposely handling a ball in the midfield.
Hannover grabbed the lead just three minutes later with a determined attack. Ya Konan played a fine through-ball and Frankfurt goalkeeper Oka Nikolov made a strong save on Elson's attempt, but Pinto collected the rebound, waited and looped the ball over the goalkeeper.
Frankfurt could not find the means to beat Hannover goalkeeper Florian Fromlowitz again and they were reduced to nine men a minute into stoppage time as Franz was shown his second warning.
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