Match Report
The table read 6th (Erzgebirge Aue, 60 pts) against 2nd (Preußen Münster, 67 pts), 7 points apart. Scoring rates set the scale: Erzgebirge Aue 1.34 scored and 1.24 conceded per game, Preußen Münster 1.79 and 1.29, with the league averaging 1.4.
Defeat had not touched Erzgebirge Aue in 5 games. Preußen Münster arrived on a run of three straight wins, having scored in 10 consecutive games.
The match was played at Erzgebirgsstadion in Aue (capacity 5,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Preußen Münster led 2-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-3.