Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Niendorfer TSV 5th with 70 points, Hamm United 16th with 33, 37 apart. The last five rounds placed Niendorfer TSV 1st in the league for form — higher than their 5th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.88 goals per team per game, Hamm United ran at 1.25 scored and 2.22 conceded, Niendorfer TSV at 2.31 and 1.39.
Niendorfer TSV's unbeaten run stood at 10, having scored in 10 consecutive games.
Hammer Park Stadion (Hamburg) in Hamburg staged the fixture, a ground that holds 2,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-2.


