Match Report
The table read 10th (Verl II, 42 pts) against 13th (Erkenschwick, 40 pts), 2 points apart. Erkenschwick had been under-performing their position — 19th on five-round form against 13th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Verl II 1.42 scored and 1.78 conceded per game, Erkenschwick 1.33 and 1.86, with the league averaging 1.64.
The match was played at Poststadion Kunstrasen 1 (capacity 1,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.