Match Report
In the standings it was RW Essen U19 2nd on 18 points, Meerbusch U19 6th on 10 — separated by 8. RW Essen U19 ranked just 135th in the league on five-round form despite their 2nd table position. Scoring rates set the scale: RW Essen U19 1.92 scored and 1.33 conceded per game, Meerbusch U19 1.21 and 2.29, with the league averaging 1.98.
Defeat had followed defeat for RW Essen U19 — five in succession. Meerbusch U19 arrived off three straight defeats.
Stadion Essen in Essen, capacity 20,650, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-3.