Overview
- Erik Engelhardt scored twice in the 5th and 54th minutes, with Henry Rorig, Tim Campulka and Moritz Hannemann adding goals in the 40th, 66th and 90+2nd minutes.
- Coach Claus-Dieter Wollitz refreshed the lineup after the Verl loss, starting Timmy Thiele and Jannis Boziaris and deploying Campulka for suspended Nyamekye Awortwie-Grant.
- Cottbus controlled the match and created multiple chances, while Stuttgart II twice struck the woodwork in the second half.
- A crowd of 10,125 filled the LEAG Energie Stadion, with former Bundesliga player Mario Basler among the attendees.
- Playmaker Tolcay Cigerci’s status for Rostock is uncertain as he awaits the birth of his first child.