Striker hits with a bloody nose – Dresden manages to break free

It could hardly be more bitter for Hendry Blank from Fürth. In the 0:3 (0:2) defeat at Dynamo Dresden, SpVgg central defender Greuther Fürth unfortunately deflected the first two goals conceded. Then he had to leave the field early with a yellow-red card. Robert Wagner (31st minute) gave the previous bottom team from Dresden the lead before Ben Bobzien (41st) increased the score before the break. Vincent Vermeij (55th) made the final score.

The striker also defied his nosebleed when he hit. Vermeij was hit in the face by Blank in the first minute of the game, which also led to the Fürth player's first yellow card. Vermeij then struggled with his nose throughout the game.

The game started promisingly for the guests. Omar Sillah (16th) sent the first signal of caution when he played around two Dresden players in the penalty area and forced keeper Lennart Grill to make a save from a tight angle. Just a little later, Dynamo keeper Grill prevented Felix Klaus (22') and Sacha Bansé (24') from falling behind.

Former Fürth Wagner then took the lead for Dynamo when he scored with a deflected shot in the penalty area after great work from Niklas Hauptmann. Then Blank deflected another shot from the hosts into his own goal, this time from Bobzien (41').

After the substitution, Vermeij (55th) made it 3-0, this time Blank came millimeters too late, slipped past the ball, and behind him the Dresden player pushed the ball over the line. Then things got even worse for the Franks, especially for Blank, who saw the traffic light card after an emergency stop against Bobzien (62nd).

Braunschweig and Cottbus remain goalless

Eintracht Braunschweig and Energie Cottbus have missed a breakthrough unlike Dresden. In a low-level game, the two relegation-threatened clubs drew 0-0. With eleven points each, the clubs are currently in the middle of the table, but could slip significantly as the match day progresses. Braunschweig received whistles from their own fans after the final whistle for their performance.

Braunschweig tried to build on its recent strong home performances, including the 2-0 derby win against Hannover 96. Coach Lars Kornetka's team pushed Cottbus into their own half, but didn't have any chances. Coach Claus-Dieter Wollitz's guests had their first good opportunity: Christian Kinsombi (14th) only hit the post.

On the other side, only energy keeper Marcel Lotka caused any danger. The goalkeeper underestimated an Eintracht cross and steered the ball just wide of the post (35').

Eintracht remained harmless in front of the opposing goal in the second half. The North Germans left the guests in control. Energy, however, had little interest in increasing the risk. In the final phase, both teams had no clear chance to score. Neither Braunschweig's Ron-Thorben Hoffmann nor Cottbus' Lotka were even remotely tested.