Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Schwarz-Weiß Essen 5th with 56 points, Dusseldorfer SC 18th with 9, 47 apart. Schwarz-Weiß Essen had been under-performing their position — 11th on five-round form against 5th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 2.06/1.62 for Schwarz-Weiß Essen and 1.15/3.44 for Dusseldorfer SC (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.83.
Dusseldorfer SC arrived off ten straight defeats. Schwarz-Weiß Essen had banked 10 of the last 15 points on offer; Dusseldorfer SC, 0.
Uhlenkrugstadion, capacity 9,950, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 5 more goals closed it at 3-2.


