Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Borussia Dortmund U19 1st with 38 points, Meerbusch U19 6th with 10, 28 apart. On recent form Meerbusch U19 sat only 114th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 6th overall. Against a league average of 1.98 goals per team per game, Borussia Dortmund U19 ran at 3.79 scored and 0.5 conceded, Meerbusch U19 at 1.21 and 2.29.
Borussia Dortmund U19 had not lost in 13 games, having scored in 15 consecutive games. 8 games without a win framed Meerbusch U19's arrival, having scored in 6 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 13/15 points for Borussia Dortmund U19 against 2/15 for Meerbusch U19.
The match was played at Fußballpark BVB Hohenbuschei in Dortmund (capacity 1,000). On the scoreboard, Borussia Dortmund U19 led 2-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 3-0.