Overview

• Lars Gindorf scored in the 90+2 minute to seal the victory at the Tivoli after a late surge by the hosts.
• Emmanuel Elekwa made it 2–2 in the 83rd minute after Julian Rieckmann lost the ball near Mannheim's box.
• Kennedy Okpala (52') and Masca (56') had flipped the match for Mannheim after Niklas Castelle's first-half opener for Aachen.
• Keeper Jan Olschowsky kept Aachen in the game with crucial saves, including a close goal-line stop that could not be verified without technology.
• Waldhof closed a congested week with a third straight loss and now hosts Rot-Weiss Essen next weekend, while Aachen visits 1. FC Steinfurt.