Overview
- Aachen led after a 10th-minute own goal by Mannheim defender Niklas Hoffmann from a corner sequence.
- Referee Marc Philip Eckermann sent off Aachen coach Mersad Selimbegovic and Mannheim managing director Gerhard Zuber during a halftime altercation.
- Terrence Boyd, introduced before the break for the injured Felix Lohkemper, scored in the 51st and 56th minutes to complete the turnaround.
- The result left Mannheim on 39 points in ninth place and kept Aachen 14th on 32, ending the visitors' five-match league unbeaten run.
- Winter signing Manuel Riemann made his first league start for Aachen, and both teams play again on Wednesday with Mannheim at Rot-Weiss Essen and Aachen hosting Schweinfurt.