Match Report
The table gap was wide: 17 points between Balingen (8th, 46 pts) and FC Gießen (19th, 29 pts). Balingen's recent output lagged their position: 14th on form over five rounds while 8th in the table. Per game in the league, Balingen were scoring 1.28 and conceding 1.78, FC Gießen 0.78 and 1.42, against a competition average of 1.33 goals per team per game.
With 11 matches recorded and 0.1 yellow cards per game, L. Satriano was the man in the middle. The venue was BIZERBA-Arena, with room for 8,000 spectators. FC Gießen led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Balingen: Marco Gaiser (75') · FC Gießen: Ko Sawada (8')