A huge victory for Wuppertal, that hopefully brings some stability. At the same time, a devastating loss for Verl. Essen's victory in Salmrohr might be the start of a drive to salvation. Ahlen's solid win is what was expected early on. It's too late now, but at least they can play the 2nd half as expected and finish strong. On Sunday, there were also a few surprises. The top match featured Trier getting a point at Oberhausen, but Homburg unexpectedly crashed at Erkenschwick. Siegen had an impressive away win, and Saarbruecken served notice that they are back on track.
Wuppertal - Verl 1:0 Ahlen - Aachen 3:1 Salmrohr - RW Essen 1:2 Teveren - Remscheid 1:2 Paderborn - Siegen 0:3 Erkenschwick - Homburg 4:1 Oberhausen - Trier 1:1 Saarbruecken - Bonn 6:0 Kaisersl. Am. - Muenster 4:2 GP GF:GA Pts. 1. RW Oberhausen 18 32:14 39 2. FC Homburg 18 42:18 37 ------------------------------------------ 3. Eintracht Trier 18 29:18 34 4. SpFr Siegen 18 35:20 33 5. 1.FC Kaisersl. Am. 18 31:17 30 6. 1.FC Saarbruecken 18 34:24 29 7. SC Paderborn 18 30:16 27 8. Alemannia Aachen 18 32:26 25 9. LR Ahlen 18 29:28 25 10. FC Remscheid 18 27:28 24 11. WUPPERTALER SV 18 26:29 24 12. SpVgg Erkenschwick 18 25:30 21 13. Preussen Muenster 18 27:31 17 14. RW Essen 18 16:42 17 15. SC Verl 18 20:25 16 ------------------------------------------ 16. FSV Salmrohr 18 14:34 15 17. Bonner SC 18 16:41 14 18. Germannia Teveren 18 14:37 11 Relegated from 2.Liga: RW Essen Promoted from 4.Liga: Siegen, Kaisersl., Bonn