Match Report
In the standings it was St. Pauli II 7th on 24 points, Oberneuland 10th on 12 — separated by 12. Recent form told a different story for Oberneuland: only 20th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 10th. Per game in the league, St. Pauli II were scoring 1.15 and conceding 1.45, Oberneuland 0.61 and 1.94, against a competition average of 1.51 goals per team per game.
St. Pauli II had not lost in 5 games. Oberneuland entered with four losses in a row. The five-game form split read 11/15 points for St. Pauli II against 1/15 for Oberneuland.
The match was played at Edmund-Plambeck-Stadion in Norderstedt (capacity 5,068). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 1-2.