A tremendous blow for WSV, as the 1-0 win over RW Essen was anulled by the
DFB due to WSV using an illegal player. The game will be replayed.
However, WSV did make the best of it, slapping Erkenschwick to gain
valuable points. Oberhausen continues to coast home as champ, while Siegen
gives every indication of holding on to the playoff spot. Trier made
it's last ditch stand to fight for the spot, but they're already 6 pts
back. Some of the
teams at the bottom, like Bonn and Essen seem to be making a last ditch
run at salvation.
The makeup games were a tremendous boost for Siegen, winning forecfully,
while virtually all of their rivals were suffering stunning reverses
against bottom feeding squads.
WUPPERTAL - Erkenschwick 3:0 Muenster - Siegen 2:4 Bonn - Aachen 2:1 Trier - Homburg 3:1 Saarbruecken - Oberhausen 1:1 Kaisersl. Am. - Salmrohr 0:1 Teveren - Ahlen 0:2 Verl - Paderborn 3:1 Essen - Remscheid 3:0 Makeup games: April 1 WUPPERTAL - Aachen 1:1 Bonn - Kaisersl. Am. 2:0 Siegen - Salmrohr 5:0 Paderborn - Erkenschwick 6:0 Remscheid - Ahlen 0:0 Teveren - Homburg 2:1 Verl - Essen 5:4 Muenster - Trier 2:0 GP GF:GA Pts. 1. RW Oberhausen 28 52:24 61 2. SpFr Siegen 28 59:30 55 ------------------------------------------ 3. Eintracht Trier 28 50:29 49 4. FC Homburg 27 53:28 48 5. 1.FC Saarbruecken 27 51:32 48 6. 1.FC Kaisersl. Am. 28 42:31 45 7. LR Ahlen 28 52:44 43 8. SC Paderborn 28 48:30 38 9. Alemannia Aachen 27 51:38 38 10. Preussen Muenster 28 47:46 38 11. SC Verl 27 39:40 35 12. WUPPERTALER SV 28 41:45 35 13. FC Remscheid 28 35:47 32 14. FSV Salmrohr 28 25:55 28 15. SpVgg Erkenschwick 28 31:54 27 ------------------------------------------ 16. RW Essen 27 30:59 25 17. Bonner SC 27 26:59 24 18. Germannia Teveren 28 22:63 15 Relegated from 2.Liga: RW Essen Promoted from 4.Liga: Siegen, Kaisersl., Bonn