“Dynamo Dresden’s Promotion Dreams Shattered: Is the Season Over for Them?”

Did Dynamo Dresden destroy the season in just 13 minutes? Three goals conceded between the 69th and 82nd minute after their own lead gave the Saxons a 1:3, which in the final phase even became a 1:4 at SV Meppen, who were relegated. Instead of being able to return to the 2nd Bundesliga on their own in the last game of the season against VfB Oldenburg on Saturday, the Dresdeners, sixth in the 3rd division, are now dependent on the help of other clubs. “Everything is possible in football, we saw that today. We still believe in our chance and will do everything for it,” said captain Tim Knipping on “MagentaSport”.

The game in Meppen was crazy, because after the dominant first 45 minutes Dynamo stopped playing completely after the change, had nothing to oppose the awakening fighting spirit of the Emslanders, got caught in many fouls, for which there were yellow cards and for Kyu-Hyun Park in was yellow-red in the 68th minute. It was the beginning of the end of Dresden’s glory, because the equalizer came afterwards.

“The sending off was the sticking point,” said Dynamo coach Markus Anfang and analyzed: “We lost the game in the first half.” In addition to the 1-0 through Ahmet Arslan’s penalty goal, the Dresdeners should have had a higher lead if Christian Conteh and Jonathan Meier had great chances. “It was like in previous games, we didn’t take our chances. And in the second half it was only a matter of time before we conceded,” said Knipping. It was similar at first: “We should have closed the sack in the first half.”

They now want to say goodbye to the fans at home against Oldenburg with a win. “It’s out of our hands, we can’t do much anymore. It’s bitter because we played an outstanding second half of the season. It hurts a lot. It will take a while for us to digest it,” said Beginning. (dpa)