Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Carl Zeiss Jena II (3rd, 60 pts) held a 48-point advantage over Merseburg (16th, 12 pts). Scoring rates set the scale: Carl Zeiss Jena II 2.23 scored and 1.3 conceded per game, Merseburg 0.97 and 3, with the league averaging 1.59.
Carl Zeiss Jena II arrived on a run of five straight wins. Merseburg entered with five losses in a row. The five-game form split read 15/15 points for Carl Zeiss Jena II against 0/15 for Merseburg.
Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld Platz 3 staged the fixture, a ground that holds 2,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 7 more goals closed it at 4-3.




