Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — TuS Koblenz 4th with 71 points, Viktoria Herxheim 16th with 33, 38 apart. The last five rounds placed Viktoria Herxheim 10th in the league for form — higher than their 16th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: TuS Koblenz 2.06 scored and 1.12 conceded per game, Viktoria Herxheim 1.32 and 2.62, with the league averaging 1.91.
TuS Koblenz had won three straight. Viktoria Herxheim had lost three in a row. The five-game form split read 13/15 points for TuS Koblenz against 6/15 for Viktoria Herxheim.
The match was played at Stadion Oberwerth (capacity 9,500). Half-time and full-time told different stories: TuS Koblenz led 2-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 3-0.
Goal scorers
TuS Koblenz: Igor Blagojevic (1'), Yasin Yaman (25'), Andre Mandt (58')