Match Report
Schalke 04 U19, 4th with 47 points, sat 37 points above Verl U19 (14th, 10). The last five rounds placed Verl U19 no better than 39th for form, against 14th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Schalke 04 U19 1.73 scored and 1.15 conceded per game, Verl U19 0.88 and 2.96, with the league averaging 1.83.
Defeat had followed defeat for Verl U19 — five in succession. From the last five rounds, Schalke 04 U19 held 10 points of 15 and Verl U19 0.
Sportanlage Gesamtschule Ückendorf in Gelsenkirchen, capacity 4,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Schalke 04 U19 led 2-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 3-0.