Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: SV 1919 Straelen (16th, 39 pts) held a 24-point advantage over TV Herkenrath (18th, 15 pts). The last five rounds placed SV 1919 Straelen 10th in the league for form — higher than their 16th in the standings. Per game in the league, TV Herkenrath were scoring 1 and conceding 2.68, SV 1919 Straelen 1.06 and 1.82, against a competition average of 1.4 goals per team per game.
A win had eluded TV Herkenrath for 7 matches. The five-game form split read 1/15 points for TV Herkenrath against 7/15 for SV 1919 Straelen.
The venue was BELKAW-Arena in Bergisch Gladbach. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-0.