Dynamo Dresden enriched their long break from matches with a commanding victory in a test match. The second-division club, who will not play their DFB Cup match against Bundesliga side FSV Mainz 05 until August 18 due to a city festival in Dresden, won 3-0 (2-0) against the second team of Hertha BSC, who play two divisions below them, at the Walter Fritzsch Academy.
Stefan Kutschke in the fourth minute and Paderborn returnee Luca Herrmann with a brace (45th and 55th) scored the goals, with Herrmann benefiting shortly before the break from a gross error by Hertha goalkeeper Maximilian Mohwinkel.
Coach Stamm serves suspension
Dynamo used the game to give more playing time to players who had only received a few minutes of action in previous matches. New signing Vincent Vermeij, who Dresden had signed from Fortuna Düsseldorf on Monday, was left out.
Coach Thomas Stamm, who knew the new striker from his time with SC Freiburg's second team, was also absent from the sidelines. The Swiss was suspended for a friendly match by the German Football Association (DFB) sports court following his red card in the test against SV Ried (3-1).
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