Match Report
The table gap was wide: 44 points between Energie Cottbus (3rd, 74 pts) and FSV Optik Rathenow (18th, 30 pts). FSV Optik Rathenow had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 10th in the league over the last five rounds against 18th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: FSV Optik Rathenow 1.26 scored and 2.13 conceded per game, Energie Cottbus 2.24 and 0.92, with the league averaging 1.52.
Stadion Vogelgesang staged the fixture, a ground that holds 5,000. On the scoreboard, Energie Cottbus led 2-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-2 the final score.
Goal scorers
Energie Cottbus: Erik Engelhardt (19'), J. Hildebrandt (12')
Key stats
Total shots: 3-5 · On target: 1-3 · Corners: 1-4




