SG Dynamo Dresden celebrates return to the 2nd Bundesliga after 1,085 days!
SG Dynamo Dresden celebrates return to the 2nd Bundesliga after 1,085 days!
Mannheim, Deutschland - On May 10, 2025, the fans of SG Dynamo Dresden experienced an emotional day when their team returned to the 2nd Bundesliga after 1,085 days. In an exciting match against SV Waldhof Mannheim, which took place in the Carl-Benz Stadium, the SGD showed a strong idea, especially in defense. David Kubatta represented the blocked Lars Bünning in central defense, while Sascha Risch was back on the left defense after his lock. These changes contributed to the fact that the defense of the Dresdeners remained stable and hardly allowed any chances against the Mannheimers, such as mdr reported.
In the first half, there were several dangerous situations: in the 15th minute, Kennedy Okapala failed at goalkeeper Tim Schreiber after a precise pass from Arianit Ferati. Jakob Lemmer had a strong long-range shot in the 35th minute, which was warded off by Mannheim goalkeeper Jan-Christoph Bartels. Dominik Kother missed to promote the margin into the empty goal. It was 0-0 at the half -time break, while the SGD could rise due to a possible deficit of Saarbrücken.
emotional turbulence after the lead goal
In the second round, the offensive pressure from both teams remained rather low. In the 61st minute, Jakob Lemmer missed a good chance from an acute angle. Immediately afterwards, in the 62nd minute, Okapala was still able to meet for Mannheim, which led to a jubilee storm among the Mannheim fans. This happened after a pass from Felix Lohkemper. The tension in the ranks was noticeable when the SGD fans climbed over the fence after Aachen led against Saarbrücken what the situation escalated.
The police had to intervene to interrupt the game when some Mannheim fans entered the interior. After the short -term chaos, both fan groups returned to their blocks and the game could be continued. There were no further goals, and after the final whistle the SGD fans celebrated euphorically with pyrotechnics and stormed the place.
The current situation in the 3rd league
The 3rd league is perceived as a problem child within the German Football Association (DFB), but also shows a lot of encouragement. This illustrates the increasing number of spectators, which was recently an average of 8,199 fans per game - a record since the league was founded in 2008. A total of over 3.1 million viewers visited the games last season. The highest number of spectators at home games led Dynamo Dresden with 24,532 fans, followed by Rot-Weiss Essen and TSV 1860 Munich, as DetailsOrt Mannheim, Deutschland Quellen