Dynamo Dresden secured its first win of the season. Coach Thomas Stamm’s team defeated Darmstadt 98 1-0 (1-0) at home. Jonas Sterner scored the only goal 12 minutes into a lackluster 2. Bundesliga match in front of 30,849 spectators. Darmstadt’s Kai Klefisch received a yellow-red card in the 71st minute after a foul on Niklas Hauptmann. He had already been cautioned earlier for complaining. The Hessians are still waiting for their first win.
98 coach Florian Kohfeldt had surprisingly named Milan Smit, who had only been signed on Friday, to the starting lineup. However, the Dutchman was barely able to make an impact. This was primarily due to the hosts, who controlled the game for long stretches of the first half. That said, Dresden was barely able to create any chances. Thus, the goal—which came after a fine exchange between Sterner and Vincent Vermeij—was the only noteworthy play in a game that took place primarily between the penalty areas.
After the break, chances began to pile up because Dresden inexplicably dropped back after a great opportunity for Ben Bobzien (47'). Darmstadt played more aggressively; Smit (68') was denied by Dynamo goalkeeper Tim Schreiber, and on the counterattack, Marcel Schuhen in the Darmstadt goal made a save against Alexander Rossipal. Substitute Jakob Lemmer hit the post in the 87th minute.
