Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Hertha BSC II 9th with 52 points, Tennis Borussia 18th with 13, 39 apart. Hertha BSC II ranked 3rd in the league on five-round form, well above their 9th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Hertha BSC II 1.74 scored and 1.53 conceded per game, Tennis Borussia 0.79 and 3, with the league averaging 1.48.
Tennis Borussia had been beaten in five straight games. Over the last five, Hertha BSC II had taken 10 of 15 points to Tennis Borussia's 0.
The match was played at Amateurstadion in Berlin (capacity 5,400). On the scoreboard, Tennis Borussia led 1-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 3-1.