Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Union Tornesch (13th, 40 pts) held a 17-point advantage over Curslack-Neuengamme (19th, 23 pts). Union Tornesch's recent output outran their position: 9th on form over five rounds, 13th in the table. Per game in the league, Curslack-Neuengamme were scoring 1.64 and conceding 3.25, Union Tornesch 1.47 and 2.47, against a competition average of 1.88 goals per team per game.
Defeat had followed defeat for Curslack-Neuengamme — four in succession, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
Sportplatz Gramkowweg in Hamburg hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Curslack-Neuengamme led 4-1 at the break, before 5 more goals closed it at 6-4.