Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Koln U19 8th with 34 points, Verl U19 14th with 10, 24 apart. Verl U19 ranked just 39th in the league on five-round form despite their 14th table position. Per game in the league, Koln U19 were scoring 1.5 and conceding 1.54, Verl U19 0.88 and 2.96, against a competition average of 1.83 goals per team per game.
The venue was Franz-Kremer-Stadion in Cologne, with room for 14,944 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.