Match Report
The table read 2nd (Bremen U19, 30 pts) against 1st (Paderborn U19, 23 pts), 7 points apart. Paderborn U19 had been under-performing their position — 75th on five-round form against 1st in the table. Per game in the league, Bremen U19 were scoring 3 and conceding 1.64, Paderborn U19 2.83 and 1.33, against a competition average of 1.98 goals per team per game.
Bremen U19 came in having won four on the spin, having scored in 15 consecutive games. Paderborn U19 had lost three in a row. Recent form was uneven: 13/15 points for Bremen U19, 6/15 for Paderborn U19.
Weserstadion Platz 14 KR staged the fixture, a ground that holds 42,100. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Bremen U19 led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-2.
Goal scorers
Bremen U19: Yuval Ranon (34') · Paderborn U19: Henrik Koch (54'), Pedro Restrepo Naranjo (73')