Match Report
17 points separated the sides: Düren Merzenich 9th on 50, SV Lippstadt 08 15th on 33. SV Lippstadt 08 ranked 11th in the league on five-round form, well above their 15th table position. In league terms the two rates read 1.76/1.38 for Düren Merzenich and 1.18/1.85 for SV Lippstadt 08 (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.51.
Düren Merzenich had been beaten in three straight games. SV Lippstadt 08 came in having won three on the spin.
The match was played at Westkampfbahn in Düren (capacity 5,000). On the scoreboard, Düren Merzenich led 2-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 2-0 the final score.