Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Germania Ratingen 4th with 74 points, MSV Düsseldorf 16th with 50, 24 apart. Recent form flatters MSV Düsseldorf's table spot — 11th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 16th. Scoring rates set the scale: MSV Düsseldorf 1.78 scored and 1.7 conceded per game, Germania Ratingen 1.98 and 1.38, with the league averaging 1.72.
Germania Ratingen came in having won seven on the spin, having scored in 7 consecutive games. Recent form was uneven: 7/15 points for MSV Düsseldorf, 15/15 for Germania Ratingen.
Sportplatz DSC 99 Hauptplatz Kunstrasen in Dusseldorf, capacity 1,500, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 3-2.