After a gap of 25 days, the Boys in Brown returned to league action at the Millerntor on Wednesday evening. Head coach Markus Kauczinski made just one change to the side that won 1-0 at Ingolstadt last time out, Dimitrios Diamantakos getting the nod over Henk Veerman up front.

It was the visitors who took charge of the proceedings early on, however, and so it was no surprise when they produced the first shot on goal with ten minutes gone. Philipp Ziereis blocked the initial effort from Bernard Tekpetey and Robin Himmelmann denied Babacar Gueye on the rebound. Steffen Baumgart's side continued to edge the possession and fashioned a number of half-chances without ever really threatening. The Boys in Brown carved out their first opening on 20 minutes, Marvin Knoll testing SCP keeper Leopold Zingerle from 20 metres following a corner.

That was the cue for a flurry of chances at both ends, with the Boys in Brown having the better of them, as when Christopher Buchtmann narrowly missed the target when promisingly placed on 26 and Johannes Flum hit the side netting five minutes later.

Yet just as Markus Kauczinski's charges were enjoying their best spell of the game, Paderborn struck in clinical fashion. Mohamed Dräger scurried through midfield and knocked the ball into the path of Ben Zolinski, who kept his cool and slotted past Himmelmann. The Boys in Brown refused to let their heads drop, however, and delivered the perfect reply just five minutes later. Johannes Flum threaded a superb pass through to Diamantakos and the Greek striker poked the ball though the keeper's legs with his left foot to level.