In the end, despite all the rivalry, everyone agreed: Dynamo Dresden are deserved winners of the Saxony Cup. The 2-0 win after extra time against FC Erzgebirge Aue was the result of better reserves of strength. The two goals from Panagiotis Vlachodimos in his last game for Dresden came in the 109th and 116th minutes, when Aue had nothing left to counter. "We were pretty exhausted at the end. You could see that the lads didn't have too much left to give," said Aue goalkeeper and captain Martin Männel on MDR. And Dynamo coach Heiko Scholz emphasized: "You have to compliment both teams. But we had the better chances, so you can say we deserved to win."
Hallescher FC with a conciliatory end to the season
At least Hallescher FC had a conciliatory end to the state cup. But it didn't look like that until the 80th minute and a penalty saved by goalkeeper Sven Müller in the 4-2 win over Oberliga side VfB Germania Halberstadt. The unsettled relegated third-division side were chasing a deficit and had to be happy that the fifth-division side failed to take their chances. It was only when Jannes Vollert equalized in the 89th minute that the team from Halle regained their self-confidence. "It was all in it again. A lot of things went our way, which was symptomatic of the past seven or eight weeks," said outgoing coach Stefan Reisinger.
He expressly praised two-time goalscorer Erich Berko, who also provided the assist for the fourth goal. "I'm delighted for him. He had an easy time here, both mentally and privately. I'm happy that he made it possible for us to win here," said Reisinger.
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