Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — SC Paderborn 07 U23 9th with 37 points, Düren Merzenich 16th with 20, 17 apart. Scoring rates set the scale: Düren Merzenich 0.87 scored and 2 conceded per game, SC Paderborn 07 U23 1.57 and 1.53, with the league averaging 1.53.
Momentum sat with SC Paderborn 07 U23, winners of their last three, having scored in 14 consecutive games.
Westkampfbahn in Düren, capacity 5,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-1.