Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Barleben 12th with 32 points, Markranstädt 16th with 17, 15 apart. Markranstädt had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 10th in the league over the last five rounds against 16th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Markranstädt 0.8 scored and 2.67 conceded per game, Barleben 1.37 and 2.37, with the league averaging 1.55.
Defeat had followed defeat for Markranstädt — three in succession. Barleben entered with four losses in a row.
Stadion am Bad Großfeld staged the fixture, a ground that holds 42,558. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 4 second-half goals set the final 1-3.


