After the first two matches, the situation for Bonn was clear: they had to win with three or more goals. Bonn started quite well, getting the lead twice in first period, but all four Hanover goals were really bad mistakes by the Bonn team. Bonn early shot the 3:4 goal after the break and even managed to tie the score ten minutes left. This started them making a great fight which brought them a two-goal 6:4-lead with five minutes left. Though they really put their guests under pressure, Hanover could stand and were relegated into the German small field finals by being the smarter and more clever team than Bonn, who made too many mistakes and started to fight too late.