Overview
- Patrick Breitkreuz headed in the decisive goal in the 46th minute following a free kick.
- Halle controlled long stretches and produced clear chances, but Karl Albers and Stephan Brehmer denied Serhat Polat before halftime.
- Goalkeeper Sven Müller kept Halle alive late with a one-on-one save against Gobe Gouano in the 82nd minute.
- The loss completes a week of 0:0 at Chemie Leipzig, 0:3 at Chemnitzer FC, and a first home defeat, leaving Halle scoreless in three straight and down to fourth.
- A disciplinary hearing at the NOFV court over the derby pitch invasion is scheduled for Tuesday, with BILD reporting potential heavy fines tied to roughly 50 intruders and pyrotechnics.