Match Report
The table gap was wide: 40 points between Rot-Weiss Essen (2nd, 87 pts) and Rot Weiss Ahlen (10th, 47 pts). Scoring rates set the scale: Rot-Weiss Essen 2.21 scored and 0.84 conceded per game, Rot Weiss Ahlen 1.32 and 1.76, with the league averaging 1.38.
Rot-Weiss Essen had won four straight, having scored in 8 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 13/15 points for Rot-Weiss Essen against 7/15 for Rot Weiss Ahlen.
Stadion Essen in Essen staged the fixture, a ground that holds 20,650. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Rot-Weiss Essen led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-0.




