The big match was in Dresden, as Dynamo faced off against Chemnitz. 1 vs 2, an ex-GDR derby, sold out stadium. The match itself didn’t live up to the hype, as it was tense, but rather sedate, with both sides doing little. Basically just a kickabout, but near the end there was some reward for the home fans. Sylvan Cornvalius rose up for a header that the CFC keeper misjudged and headed in off the cross bar, the winning goal. He ripped off his shirt and and climbed up the fan area. Yellow card, but since he already had one, off he went. But it was the win for Dynamo and first place, so he probably didn’t care too much.
Duisburg showed strength as they overpowered Rostock away. Despite being behind at half-time, the Zebras didn’t panic and eventually Hansa cracked under pressure and MSV got the deserved win. This solid win should end any doubts that Duisburg is ready to challenge seriously for promotion.
Wehen wasn’t exactly impressive, but they did what was needed to dump Regensburg deeper into a hole.
Bielefeld grabbed a point at always tough Cottbus. Both sides hope to challenage for promotion, and both gave no quarter in a gritty match.
The “B” squads usually get squat in attendance, but the Revier derby between BVB and Schalke meant that few people bothered for BVB-IIs match. Usually it’s family and friends for the players, but apparently this week they’re all orphaned hermits. Or maybe the visiting Stuttgarter Kickers brought travelling fans…not. Anyway, the few folks that did show were treated to an entertaining match. BVB-II usually plays pretty well, but the results don’t always reward them. Stuttgart is often all over the place, but generally things have gone their way and they’re in the top half. But this one was even and ended fairly.
A wild shoot-out in Haching, and Osnabrück almost threw away a hard fought win. Despite a man advantage, they gave away the lead, but a last second strike got them an important road win. They’re still trying to establish whether they can challenge or be irrelevant. Haching is already trending listlessly, and would be good to keep an eye on the relegation zone.
Preußen Münster stopped the road wonders Halle, getting an important win. The Westfalen remain in touch with the large group of contenders.
Total attendance 65,998 (avg 6,600), sellout in Dresden
Hansa Rostock - MSV Duisburg 1:3 (1:0) 6,700 Borussia Dortmund II - Stuttgarter Kickers 1:1 (0:0) 439 SpVgg Unterhaching - VfL Osnabrück 3:4 (0:1) 1,750 SV Wehen Wiesbaden - Jahn Regensburg 2:0 (1:0) 3,500 Holstein Kiel - SG Sonhf. Großaspach 3:1 (2:0) 3,698 Rot-Weiß Erfurt - 1. FSV Mainz 05 II 1:0 (1:0) 3,975 Dynamo Dresden - Chemnitzer FC 1:0 (0:0) 29,652 * VfB Stuttgart II - Fortuna Köln 3:1 (2:0) 680 Preußen Münster - Hallescher FC 2:0 (0:0) 7,553 Energie Cottbus - Arminia Bielefeld 1:1 (0:0) 8,051 1 Dynamo Dresden (A) 12 7 3 2 21:13 +8 24 2 MSV Duisburg 12 6 5 1 20:12 +8 23 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SV Wehen Wiesbaden 12 7 2 3 21:14 +7 23 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 Chemnitzer FC 12 6 3 3 14:6 +8 21 5 Stuttgarter Kickers 12 6 3 3 20:13 +7 21 6 Arminia Bielefeld (A) 12 6 3 3 23:17 +6 21 7 Preußen Münster 12 6 3 3 20:17 +3 21 8 Energie Cottbus (A) 12 5 5 2 13:8 +5 20 9 Rot-Weiß Erfurt 12 5 4 3 18:15 +3 19 10 VfL Osnabrück 12 5 2 5 17:21 -4 17 11 Holstein Kiel 12 4 4 4 15:12 +3 16 12 Hallescher FC 12 4 3 5 15:15 0 15 13 VfB Stuttgart II 12 4 2 6 14:21 -7 14 14 Fortuna Köln (N) 12 4 1 7 12:15 -3 13 15 SpVgg Unterhaching 12 3 3 6 18:24 -6 12 16 Hansa Rostock 12 3 2 7 17:23 -6 11 17 SG Sonnenhof Großaspach (N) 12 2 5 5 15:22 -7 11 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 18 Borussia Dortmund II 12 2 4 6 13:19 -6 10 19 1. FSV Mainz 05 II (N) 12 2 3 7 15:21 -6 9 20 Jahn Regensburg 12 2 2 8 13:26 -13 8 A = Absteiger just relegated N = Neuling just promoted 1st line: Promotion to 2.Liga 2nd line: Promotion Playoff with 2.Liga 16th place 3rd line: Relegation to Regionalliga