Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Energie Cottbus 1st with 71 points, Eilenburg 16th with 36, 35 apart. Eilenburg ranked 9th in the league on five-round form, well above their 16th table position. Against a league average of 1.49 goals per team per game, Energie Cottbus ran at 2 scored and 1.09 conceded, Eilenburg at 1.24 and 1.76.
Eilenburg had not lost in 5 games.
Stadion der Freundschaft in Cottbus, capacity 22,528, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-1.