Match Report
Alsterbrüder went into the game 17th in the table on 25 points; Hamburger SV III sat 18th on 11 — a 14-point gap. Alsterbrüder's recent output outran their position: 13th on form over five rounds, 17th in the table. Against a league average of 2.08 goals per team per game, Alsterbrüder ran at 1.09 scored and 2.65 conceded, Hamburger SV III at 1.32 and 3.85.
Alsterbrüder arrived off five straight defeats. Hamburger SV III had lost four in a row.
The match was played at Kunstrasenplatz Walter-Felsenstein in Berlin (capacity 15,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.