Dynamo Dresden beat Greuther Fürth 3:0 and leave the foot of the 2. Bundesliga

Dresden strike before the break

Dynamo Dresden, bottom of the table at kickoff, beat SpVgg Greuther Fürth 3:0 (2:0) on Friday, 6 November, in front of 30,786 spectators at the Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion. Fürth started the stronger side, and Omar Sillah (16th minute), Felix Klaus (22nd) and Sacha Bansé (24th) forced saves from Dresden goalkeeper Lennart Grill. The hosts took the lead in the 31st minute through Robert Wagner, a former Fürth player, whose shot was deflected after a fine move finished by Niklas Hauptmann. Ben Bobzien made it 2:0 in the 41st minute, with his effort also deflected off Fürth defender Hendry Blank. Bayerischer Rundfunk dates Wagner's goal to the 28th minute, while the other reports give the 31st.

Blank's deflections and red card

Blank was involved in all three Dresden goals. His evening began badly when his foot struck Vincent Vermeij in the face in the first minute, which brought Blank the first yellow card of the match. Vermeij played on with a nosebleed and scored the third goal himself in the 55th minute, after Blank slid past the ball and left him free. Blank was shown a second yellow card in the 62nd minute for a foul on Ben Bobzien, which referee Michael Bacher punished with a yellow-red card. Fürth then played the rest of the match with ten men.

Team news and pre-match words

Dresden coach Thomas Stamm made four changes after the 1:2 defeat in Hannover. Friedrich Müller was suspended after a yellow-red card, and Ahmet Muhamedbegovic took his place in the back four. Simon Straudi replaced Alexander Rossipal on the left, while Bobzien and Vermeij came in up front for Christoph Daferner and Jacob Lemmer. Speaking to Sky before kickoff, Stamm said:

“When you have too few points, you are never satisfied. In the end, it is about bringing things home.”

The win was Dresden's third of the season, and all three came at home. The reports say Dresden had dropped 13 points this season after taking the lead, but this time they stayed concentrated, and the win lifted them to 14th for the time being.

Braunschweig and Cottbus stay goalless

In the other match of the day, Eintracht Braunschweig and Energie Cottbus drew 0:0. Both clubs, threatened with relegation, failed to create distance from the bottom places and sit on 11 points in mid-table for now. Cottbus have now gone six matches without a win and have dropped a lead five times in a row, according to RP Online. Coach Claus-Dieter Wollitz had warned before the game that there was "viel Druck auf dem Kessel" for both clubs. Braunschweig, who had won their last two home games, including a 2:0 derby win over Hannover 96, controlled the first half, and Christian Kinsombi's effort in the 14th minute hit the post. Cottbus were more active after the break, but neither side created many clear chances, and Braunschweig fans whistled their team at the final whistle.