Holstein Kiel lost their away game against Hildesheim Invaders with 20:23. The Canes were unable to turn the game around and lose their grip on the top teams in the GFL-North division. After clear defeats against Dresden Monarchs and Potsdam Royals, the Canes managed to bring the third undefeated team in the North to the brink of defeat, but were unable to convert a 10-point lead into a win. The Canes earned a 10-point lead directly with the first drive, as quarterback PJ Settles threw a 43-yard pass to his tight end Till Nowaczyk for his first GFL touchdown in the Invaders' end zone. Although Hildesheim equalized in direct counterplay through a pass from their quarterback Nelson Hughes to Lennart Stukenborg, in the second quarter Anousheh Fulford scored a field goal and his receiver Klaas Sengstacke, who caught a 26-yard pass from Settles, increased the Canes' lead to 17:7. Just before the break, the hosts narrowed the gap after a 97-yard drive to 14:17 at halftime. At the start of the third quarter, Fulford scored a field goal from 44 yards to give the Canes a 20:14 lead – it would be the last points for the Canes. The Invaders took the game with a big play: in the third attempt and 19 yards at the Kieler 48-yard line, the Hildesheimer offense line held off the Kieler pressure, Paul Terjung converted a Hughes pass to equalize and after the extra point, the Lower Saxons were ahead 21:20 at the end of the third quarter. The Canes had 12 minutes to turn the game around, but a fumble on a snap at their own 11-yard line stifled all hopes. Settles was only able to secure the lost ball in the end zone, the result: safety, two points for the Invaders and possession for the hosts. It was the turning point – in the subsequent drives, nothing happened.