Match Report
The table gap was wide: 38 points between Kaan-Marienborn (2nd, 44 pts) and Westfalia Herne (21st, 6 pts). Recent form told a different story for Kaan-Marienborn: only 6th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 2nd. Against a league average of 1.73 goals per team per game, Westfalia Herne ran at 1.05 scored and 2.85 conceded, Kaan-Marienborn at 2.45 and 0.9.
Westfalia Herne arrived off three straight defeats. Kaan-Marienborn had not lost in 7 games, having scored in 15 consecutive games. Westfalia Herne had banked 4 of the last 15 points on offer; Kaan-Marienborn, 11.
The match was played at Sportplatz Bövinghausen (capacity 32,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Kaan-Marienborn led 3-1 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 2-5.


