Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Hansa Rostock II 3rd with 57 points, Viktoria Berlin 16th with 13, 44 apart. Against a league average of 1.89 goals per team per game, Hansa Rostock II ran at 2.2 scored and 1.63 conceded, Viktoria Berlin at 1.4 and 3.63.
Hansa Rostock II entered with eight wins in a row, having scored in 8 consecutive games. Viktoria Berlin had not won in 11 games. Recent form was uneven: 15/15 points for Hansa Rostock II, 1/15 for Viktoria Berlin.
Ostseestadion, capacity 29,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Hansa Rostock II led 2-1 at the break; 4 second-half goals set the final 6-1.