As predicted, WSV is crappy in Erkenschwick, and lucky to escape with a draw. The big game saw Homburg blast Trier 4-1, with the result determined by halftime. This brings Trier back down to earth, and tighten things up. Oberhausen also strengthened their grip on a top spot, as they crunched Saarbreucken. Salmrohr pulled off a bit of a surprise to get off the bottom.
Erkenschwick - Wuppertal 1:1 Homburg - Trier 4:1 Ahlen - Teveren 2:0 Siegen - Muenster 2:2 Aachen - Bonn 3:0 Oberhausen - Saarbruecken 4:0 Salmrohr - Kaisers. Am. 2:0 Paderborn - Verl 0:0 Remscheid - RW Essen 1:1 GP GF:GA Pts. 1. Eintracht Trier 11 20:10 24 2. RW Oberhausen 11 18:8 23 ------------------------------------------ 3. FC Homburg 11 27:12 21 4. Alemannia Aachen 11 23:12 20 5. SpFr Siegen 11 18:13 20 6. SC Paderborn 11 20:9 19 7. 1.FC Saarbruecken 11 18:16 16 8. 1.FC Kaisersl. Am. 11 17:10 15 9. SC Verl 11 16:12 14 10. Preussen Muenster 11 20:18 14 11. FC Remscheid 11 15:14 14 12. WUPPERTALER SV 11 15:19 14 13. LR Ahlen 11 19:21 13 14. Bonner SC 11 11:19 10 ------------------------------------------ 15. RW Essen 11 8:24 9 16. FSV Salmrohr 11 8:26 8 17. Germannia Teveren 11 5:22 7 18. SpVgg Erkenschwick 11 9:22 6 Relegated from 2.Liga: RW Essen Promoted from 4.Liga: Siegen, Kaisersl., Bonn