Emotional scenes in the Saxony derby: Aue beats Dresden 2:0

After Erzgebirge Aue's 2:0 win in the 101st Saxony derby against Dynamo Dresden, emotions ran high. "He's getting his just punishment. I don't wish this person any more good. That's unsportsmanlike to the power of ten, he kicked him," said Dynamo's ex-captain Stefan Kutschke angrily towards Aue coach Pavel Dotchev. The TV images also prove what Dresden's head coach analyzed on Magentasport TV immediately after the final whistle: "I wish the referee would see the clear assault because it is an unnatural movement by Männel. A clear red card, so the first yellow card for Stefan is not justified," said Thomas Stamm, adding: "It's clear that you have emotions in a game like this."

Aue captain and goalkeeper Martin Männel's 69th-minute challenge on Kutschke, who had come on as a substitute in the 57th minute, was the cause of the incident. The latter then got upset and was shown a yellow card. When he was shown a yellow card in the 83rd minute, Männel threw the ball directly at Kutschke's shoulder as he ran out and then dropped theatrically. Referee Lukas Benen showed the Dresden player the yellow card.

Immediately after the final whistle, striker Kutschke rushed straight to the referee and engaged in a verbal altercation with him - and at the same time with Männel. When Männel tried to mediate, the Dresden player fended off any physical contact.

Aue coach Dotchev was more interested in talking about the derby win. He described his contact with Kutschke calmly: "I said to him that I was sorry. That's all I want to say about it. I want to focus on the game, it has nothing to do with the game and is completely irrelevant."

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) turned the game completely on its head with his 2:0. "We had our phases, but didn't make the most of them," said Stamm. The new Dynamo coach sees the defeat as a piece of the puzzle for the team's development: "Defeats bring you further in the end, defeats are part of success."