With a win in the 101st Saxony derby, FC Erzgebirge Aue have taken the lead in the 3rd Football League. Pavel Dotchev's team won 2:0 (2:0) on Friday evening against leaders Dynamo Dresden, who had been level on points up to that point, and moved into the lead with three wins from three games.
In front of 14,788 spectators in the sold-out Erzgebirge Stadium, Mirnes Pepic (6th minute) put the Erzgebirge side ahead before ex-Dresden player Marvin Stefaniak (9th minute) increased the lead. Dynamo's former captain Stefan Kutschke was shown a yellow card 26 minutes after coming on as a substitute in the 57th minute.
After just twelve seconds, Aue keeper Martin Männel had to stretch himself to clear a low shot from Christoph Daferner for a corner. Dynamo started with all guns blazing, pressing high and exploiting the hosts' initial mistakes in midfield with quick transition play. But out of nowhere, Marcel Bär suddenly had the lead on his feet in front of Tim Schreiber, but failed to beat the Dynamo goalkeeper from eleven meters (6th minute).
Two early goals
Only seconds later, Pepic did better: He cleverly tucked a deflected Stefaniak pass into the near corner to take the lead. Dynamo were in a state of shock. Aue took advantage of this. A perfect pass from new signing Mika Clausen was converted by Stefaniak on the counter-attack to make it 2-0.
Dresden only came back after 24 minutes with a free-kick, which Männel saved. Otherwise, Dresden made too little of their opportunities, lacking precision in the final third in particular. After the changeover, the game flattened out somewhat, while pyrotechnics were set off in both fan camps.
Aue tried to slow down the tempo. Dynamo were too uninspired. Coach Thomas Stamm brought on four fresh players after just over an hour, including Kutschke for Daferner. Kutschke then fouled Aue keeper Männel twice and had to leave the pitch early. Dynamo failed to score more than a crossbar goal in stoppage time.
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