Füchse Duisburg had a two-goal lead after two periods and cruised the rest of the way en route to a 5-2 win over EV Regensburg.

The win gave Füchse Duisburg a 1-0 lead in the best of five series.

Füchse Duisburg was helped by Dennis Fischbuch, who finished with one goal. Fischbuch scored 16:05 into the second period to make the score 4-2 Füchse Duisburg. Benjamin Hanke picked up the assist. Füchse Duisburg also had goals scored by Alexander (FL) Preibisch, who had two and Dennis (FL) Palka and Daniel Huhn, who each put in one. Other players who recorded assists for Füchse Duisburg were Christoph (FL) Ziolkowski, who had two and Norman (FL) Hauner, Daniel (FL) Fischbuch, Mats Schöbel, Clarke Breitkreuz, Denis (FL) Fominych, Patrik Gogulla, and Markus Schmidt, who each chipped in one.

EV Regensburg was helped by Josef Menauer, who racked up one goal. Menauer scored 15:11 into the second period to make the score 3-2 Füchse Duisburg. Kyle Schmidt assisted on the tally. Martin Prochazka also scored for EV Regensburg. More assists for EV Regensburg came via Sven Gerike and Martin Ancicka, who contributed one a piece.

Füchse Duisburg incurred six minutes in penalty time with three minors. EV Regensburg incurred 12 minutes in penalty time with six minors.