Dynamo Dresden gave away a potential victory at SV 07 Elversberg in a real defensive battle and had to travel home from the Saarland with a 2:2 (2:1) draw. Younes Ebnoutalib scored the not undeserved equalizer in the second minute of stoppage time. Christoph Daferner (3rd) and Jakob Lemmer (39th) scored for Dynamo before the break after defensive errors by the hosts, Ebnoutalib (10th) had scored the interim 1:1 with his head.
Stamm with maneuver criticism
"Winning a point in Elversberg is never wrong," said Dynamo coach Thomas Stamm on the Sky microphone, before expressing an unusually harsh criticism for him: "I'm very disappointed with the second half. It was about the worst since I've been in Dresden. The question is: Did we in the coaching team, did I put the right things in when you get pushed in like that? The second half didn't meet the standards we set ourselves," the coach grumbled.
Stamm had made some personnel changes. New signing Julian Pauli moved into central defense for Lars Bünning, while Luca Herrmann replaced Jonas Oehmichen in the starting eleven. However, both new signings had to be substituted in the course of the match due to injury.
Dynamo's early goal does not provide any security
Unlike in previous matches, Dynamo were wide awake from the start. Daferner won the ball in his own half through energetic pursuit, ran alone towards the Elversberg goal and finished with a firm shot for his third goal of the season. However, the lead did not provide any security and once again the Saxony defense was not attentive during a set piece. Ebnoutalib headed a free-kick cross from former Dynamo Tom Zimmerschied into the goal without any pressure at all.
Goalkeeper Schreiber strong in the first half
A lively game developed from there. By the break, both teams had recorded nine shots on goal each. Dynamo goalkeeper Tim Schreiber developed into a tower in the defensive battle, drawing attention to himself with four strong saves and ensuring that his team even went into the break with a lead. Niklas Hauptmann had slyly stolen the ball from the hosts and served Lemmer, who had no trouble.
The second half began like the first: Dynamo had good opportunities to extend their lead through Kofi Amoako (48') and Hauptmann (49'). For some unknown reason, however, Dresden then withdrew completely, not only leaving the midfield to Elversberg, but also appearing to be more hesitant in defense than before. Dynamo literally begged for the equalizer.
Dynamo only tied down in defence
Actions of their own were few and far between. The substitutions of Nils Fröling and Stefan Kutschke did little to change that. They had to work hard at the back. Somehow, Dresden always managed to get a leg or body between them to avert the greatest danger. However, it was not enough until the final whistle. A moment of inattention cost them the win.
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