3rd league: Dresden conquers promotion place

Third division club Dynamo Dresden has underlined its ambitions for a direct return to the lower house by conquering a promotion place.

Third division club Dynamo Dresden has underlined its ambitions for a direct return to the lower house by conquering a promotion place.

In contrast to Dynamo, Ingolstadt had to bury his hopes of promotion two days after the early departure of the previous sports director Malte Metzelder. After only two points from six games without a win, the team of Dresden’s ex-coach Guerino Capretti is 15 points behind Wiesbaden, which occupies the relegation place, ten rounds before the end of the season.

Dresden showed character in the groundbreaking encounter with their eighth away win after falling behind early on due to Denis Linsmayer (5th). Paul Will (10th) and Ahmet Arslan (40th) set the course for the fourth win in a row before the break. After the change of sides, the third guest goal by Jakob Lemmer (58th) meant the decision in favor of the team of SGD coach Markus Anfang. Despite Donald Nduka’s (61st) quick goal, outnumbered after the yellow-red card against Valmir Sulejmani (82nd), the hosts were no longer able to prevent the seventh home defeat.