Dynamo Dresden narrowly fails in DFB Cup against Darmstadt 98

The grief at Dynamo Dresden was limited. Neither the coach nor the players, let alone the vast majority of the 30,070 fans, had any regrets after the 2:3 (0:0, 2:2) defeat to Darmstadt 98 in the second round of the DFB Cup. The third division team's performance against the relegated Bundesliga side was too good.

"It was actually a perfect evening," said Dynamo defender Claudio Kammerknecht. But only actually. "It was a great game with the 2:2 in the last minute of stoppage time. And then we get the shitty counter-attack," said Kammerknecht. The 2:3 through Isac Lidberg (98') was the final blow.

Lemmer player of the match

"I'm really proud," said Dynamo's two-time goalscorer Jakob Lemmer, who put a lot of pressure on the team after coming on as a substitute and was named player of the match. "It was great to first equalize at 1:1 and then score again. The powerful shot was from the gut after I had previously failed with a shot," said Lemmer.

The team now wants to carry the performance over into the matches. And the next tough test awaits Dynamo in Ingolstadt on Saturday. "We will now regenerate and then perform well again. We are in top physical condition and have a large squad. The lads will get something going in Ingolstadt," said captain Niklas Hauptmann, who will be suspended after picking up his fifth yellow card.