Dresden honors deceased legend
A whistle helps Kiel’s upward trend decisively
01/23/2022 3:29 p.m
After a disastrous start to the season, Holstein Kiel is working its way up to midfield in the 2nd Bundesliga. In Regensburg, a kick, a whistle and a good shot make all the difference. Dynamo Dresden is emotionally reminiscent of the deceased “Dixie” Dörner, but is sporty on the spot.
Hanover 96 – Dynamo Dresden 0-0
The cup heroes from Hannover 96 were not able to turn the euphoria about reaching the quarter-finals into the next victory in the 2nd Bundesliga. Against Dynamo Dresden, coach Christoph Dabrowski’s team couldn’t get past a tough 0-0 – despite a few good chances. This means that Hanover is still tied in the table with Dynamo in twelfth place behind the Saxons.
The game was all about the late dynamo legend Hans-Jürgen “Dixie” Dörner. The Dresdeners ran up in black jerseys. Both teams observed a minute’s silence before kick-off. The 100-time GDR national player died on Wednesday after a serious illness at the age of 70.
Four days after the sensational 3-0 win in the cup round of 16 against Borussia Mönchengladbach, Hannover immediately took control of the game again and created the better chances. But Linton Maina (21st), Maximilian Beier (29th) and Cedric Teuchert (38th and 48th) didn’t use their good chances.
As the game progressed, the level of the game flattened according to the table situation of the two teams. Hannover remained more active, but failed either because of the Dynamo defense or because of their own inability. Such as Sebastian Stolze, who miserably stumbled the ball in a promising position (73′). In the 82nd minute, the referee initially awarded a penalty kick for Hannover. But after an intervention by the video assistant, this decision was corrected in a free kick and a yellow-red card for Dresden’s Michael Akoto (84th), who had fouled the 96-striker Maximilian Beier just before the penalty area.
SSV Jahn Regensburg – Holstein Kiel 1: 2 (1: 1)
In his anniversary game, Jahn Regensburg missed three planned points for the hoped-for promotion to the Bundesliga. Coach Mersad Selimbegovic’s team lost 2-1 (1-1) in their 300th second division game in the club’s history against Holstein Kiel and fell back to eighth place in the table.
Regensburg had taken the lead through Scott Kennedy (12th), but Julian Korb (35th) and Alexander Mühling (59th, penalty kick) turned the game in favor of Kiel. The penalty kick was preceded by a kick from Jahn captain Benedikt Gimber. With the hosts, Max Besuschkow (42nd) missed a penalty kick when the score was 1-1.
The Regensburgers exerted a lot of pressure at the beginning, but the Kielers were increasingly able to free themselves. After the change of sides, the guests even had a little more of the game and also the better chances to score. First, Finn Porath only hit the post, then the strong midfielder took the penalty to make it 2-1. After that, Regensburg, who had been too passive for a long time, pushed for an equaliser.