Match Report
Elversberg II went into the game 11th in the table on 9 points; Mülheim-Kärlich sat 9th on 16 — a 7-point gap. Recent form told a different story for Elversberg II: only 44th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 11th. Scoring rates set the scale: Elversberg II 0.95 scored and 2.95 conceded per game, Mülheim-Kärlich 1.1 and 2.2, with the league averaging 2.95.
Defeat had followed defeat for Elversberg II — three in succession. Mülheim-Kärlich had been beaten in six straight games. Over the last five, Elversberg II had taken 6 of 15 points to Mülheim-Kärlich's 0.
URSAPHARM-Arena an der Kaiserlinde, capacity 10,000, hosted the game. It was 1-1 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-1.
Goal scorers
Elversberg II: Tim Heintz (29') · Mülheim-Kärlich: Pascal Steinmetz (27')