Dynamo lose - Aue misses, Halle seizes last chances

Even Arslan can't prevent another Dynamo defeat

What's wrong with Dynamo Dresden? In 2024, the promotion favorites have lost three out of four games. The 2-1 away defeat to FC Ingolstadt was the same problem as last time out: Individual mistakes at the back lead to goals conceded, while far too few own goals are created from the many opportunities up front. Even Ahmed Arslan's comeback in a Dynamo shirt could not change this. The hopeful on loan from 1. FC Magdeburg narrowly missed twice.

"We didn't play a good game," said Dynamo coach Markus Anfang on "MagentaSport". Ingolstadt were not clearly better, but his team was not good. "We don't get anything for free, we have to work hard for everything. Other teams manage to get at least a point in a situation like this. But we're still a long way away from that," emphasized Anfang. Arslan remained relatively calm. "I'd be worried if we didn't create any chances. The ball just has to go in," he said. They won't let the results of the others drive them crazy. "If we work hard, and we have to - we'll get the three points next week. If we do our homework, we don't need to look at others."

Aue struggling to convert chances

It could have been the same as it often has been recently for FC Erzgebirge Aue. Against TSV 1860 Munich, the Veilchen had great chances in the final minutes to turn a goalless draw into a win. This time, however, it didn't work out because Jean Seitz and Tim Danhof failed to score. "We should have sealed it in the final minutes. The performance was there and we were closer to the three points than Munich," said coach Pavel Dotchev on ARD. Aue slipped to ninth place, but are only six points off the relegation places.

It was an intense game because Munich waited for the hosts to make mistakes, which they promptly did, creating opportunities for the visitors. "We had little space, little room. In the first half, we didn't have a good defence after losing the ball because our opponents were relatively deep and we had to survive two or three critical situations," analyzed Dotchev on "MagentaSport". His substitutions in the second period had an effect, but the decisive goal was not scored even when they were outnumbered after Munich's Phillipp Steinhart (86') was shown the red card after a rough foul.

Hallescher FC rewarded themselves in the final phase

First goalkeeper Philipp Schulze, then joker Jonas Nietfeld: Two players who had already left their mark on Hallescher FC's play in previous games stood out in the 1-1 draw at SV Sandhausen. Schulze made several great saves and kept his team in the game even after the score was 0-1 (31'). Nietfeld scored from the penalty spot in stoppage time - his third joker goal in the third game in a row. "It feels like we must be happy to have drawn the game. But we had a good game plan," said coach Sreto Ristic on ARD.

They played a very good away game. "We always believed that something was possible," emphasized Ristic. Nietfeld sees the team's development after the winter break as positive. "We've now scored quite a few points and want to keep it up. We've got another English week coming up. And we want to add to that in Unterhaching, preferably three times over," said the all-rounder, who could well move from forward to the back again due to a shortage of personnel in defense for the side from Munich.