Dynamo Dresden cannot win at home. In the 1:2 (1:1) draw against 1. FC Nürnberg, the Saxons remained without a win in their sixth home game. Rafael Lubach put the visitors ahead after just 14 seconds with the first attack of the game. It was the fastest goal of the second division season so far. Dominik Kother scored the surprising equalizer (45.+1). Tim Janisch gave the visitors the lead again in the 51st minute, which was enough to secure victory.
"We're not doing everything wrong, but we're not doing much right either," analyzed defender Lukas Boeder after the game, referring primarily to the two goals conceded. All games are somehow similar, said Boeder. "We have to defend more courageously," emphasized Dynamo coach Thomas Stamm, who once again missed the lack of confidence in his team's play.
Stamm started surprisingly offensively, bringing on Kother and Vincent Vermeij from the start alongside Christoph Daferner and Nils Fröling. Midfielder Kofi Amoako also returned to the starting eleven for Vinko Sapina.
However, these changes did not help at first. The visitors took the lead with their first attack without a Dresden player on the ball. "What can you say? We talk all week and set ourselves so many goals and then there are situations where we don't defend at all," said goalkeeper Lennart Grill, disappointed. And even after that, the club dominated the game, moving the ball quickly, especially down the flanks. Dynamo's back line had to be constantly on their guard. However, Nuremberg took too long to finish or, like Mohamed Ali Zoma (31), were thwarted by the strong reaction of Grill.
Vermeij unfortunate
Dynamo mainly tried to create danger via the strong left flank with Alexander Rossipal and Kother. In addition, they repeatedly looked for the tall Vermeij in the center, but he was unfortunate with his headers. His teammates did not respond to his crosses.
The equalizer came as a surprise, as the hosts had not been able to create a clear scoring opportunity up to that point. However, Kother was only accompanied in the penalty area and was able to finish precisely.
Another early goal conceded after the break
After the break, there was initially a feeling that Dresden could do more for their own game, but a perfectly executed attack put Nuremberg right-back Janisch in a shooting position and the hosts were behind again. Vermeij (53) missed the immediate reply, failing to put any pressure behind the ball as it fell.
From then on, the visitors countered. Grill had to save again in the 54th minute. But Dynamo were now also working more forward. The tireless Nils Fröling (71) missed the equalizer when he shot over the goal from close range.
Whistles after the game
In the ensuing period, the action mostly took place between the halfway line and the visitors' penalty area. Dynamo were unable to find a way to break down the good build-up play, especially as their passing was far too imprecise. The result was another home defeat, which the fans this time acknowledged with whistles that could no longer be ignored.
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