Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Karlsruher U19 2nd with 36 points, Reutlingen U19 2nd with 6, 30 apart. On recent form Karlsruher U19 sat only 60th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 2nd overall. Per game in the league, Karlsruher U19 were scoring 2.31 and conceding 0.81, Reutlingen U19 1.67 and 3, against a competition average of 1.81 goals per team per game.
Karlsruher U19 had not lost in 6 games. The five-game form split read 11/15 points for Karlsruher U19 against 3/15 for Reutlingen U19.
The match was played at Platz 2 Wildparkstadion in Karlsruhe (capacity 4,000). Karlsruher U19 led 2-1 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 4-1 full-time score.