Overview
- The 26-year-old Paderborn defender fell heavily on his neck in the 88th minute after being undercut by Lasse Rosenboom.
- Television replays showed a pronounced hyperextension of the neck on impact.
- Play was stopped for more than eight minutes while doctors and physiotherapists provided first aid.
- Brackelmann was carried off on a stretcher and transported to hospital, with his prognosis still unclear.
- Holstein Kiel won 2–0 with goals from Steven Skrzybski in the 19th minute and Lasse Rosenboom in the 67th.