Dynamo Dresden have retaken the lead in the third soccer league. The autumn champions won 3:0 (1:0) against SC Verl on matchday 26 and also benefited from the 2:1 home defeat of previous leaders Energie Cottbus against VfL Osnabrück. In front of 27,030 spectators at the Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion, Christoph Daferner put the home side ahead in the eighth minute and Niklas Hauptmann (57) and Dominik Kother (72) followed up.
After the 1-0 defeat at Hansa Rostock last weekend, Dresden coach Thomas Stamm's side started brightly and took an early lead through Daferner's 15th goal of the season. The goalscorer headed a cross from Sascha Risch into the far corner (8').