Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Köln II (13th, 41 pts) held a 17-point advantage over Wattenscheid 09 (17th, 24 pts). Köln II had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 7th in the league over the last five rounds against 13th overall. Per game in the league, Wattenscheid 09 were scoring 1.32 and conceding 2.74, Köln II 1.41 and 1.82, against a competition average of 1.65 goals per team per game.
Lohrheidestadion in Bochum staged the fixture, a ground that holds 16,233. It was 1-1 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 2-0.