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The visitors were two goals down after 38 minutes through strikes from Romario Rosch and Maurice Krattenmacher.

Sven Kohler saw red after the restart for two yellow card offences to further hamper Braunschweig's efforts, but when Levente Szabo halved the defecit after Ulm had lost goalkeeper Christian Thiede to injury, hope was briefly spraked.

Fabio Kaufmann threatened an equaliser, but Felix Higl converted from the spot to all but end Braunschweig's hopes of a comeback.