In spite of the health blow, he played in the first leg of Frankfurt's relegation play-off against Nuremberg in May, but scored an own goal in a 1-1 draw, earning a yellow card which saw him suspended for the second leg.
Tiesa, pirmajā mačā, kurā "Eintracht" nospēlēja neizšķirti 1:1 ar "Nuremberg", Russ raidīja bumbu savos vārtos un nopelnīja dzelteno kartīti, kā dēļ otrajā mačā nevarēja piedalīties.