Eisenach in final push against Erlangen 

ThSV Eisenach opened up a gap against HC Erlangen in the final 20 minutes. That led to two away points and a Eisenach´s first win of the season.

When the met in Erlangen almost a year ago it was the home team who ruled versus the newcomer, 28–23. But Eisenach had a much better spring season and managed to remain in the top flight.

Moritz Ende (seven goals), Marko Grgic (nine assists) and the teammates might lift Eisenach to a higher level than the 14th position of last season. 

At least Eisenach controlled the final phase towards Erlangen, who lost again with five highlights except for a decent performance by Khalifa Ghedbane between the posts.

HC Erlangen–VfL Eisenach 24–28 (12–14)