2 – 1
Did it deliver?
Partly. The match was lively and turned on a second-half swing: a comeback, a penalty and a red card. The final scoreline was tight and the pre-match hype was only moderately matched, though the drama arrived in a compressed burst.
Dynamo Dresden took an early lead through Nicolai Rapp, who finished off a scramble after Daferner and Covic had both been denied, and they then absorbed pressure. Hannover 96 dominated the numbers, with 23 shots to 11, 64 dangerous attacks to 31 and six big chances, but wasted four of them and needed until the 54th minute to level. Husseyn Chakroun scored from a Benjamin Källman assist after a corner. The match turned when Dresden's Friedrich Müller was booked on 59 minutes and sent off for a second yellow on 65, shortly after Marcel Hartel's penalty had put Hannover 2-1 up. Hannover then managed the game against ten men. Dresden's keeper made four saves to keep the margin at one, and the home side's wastefulness meant the finish was tenser than the stats suggested. The result lifts Hannover's form and leaves Dresden with a damaging defeat built on an indiscipline-driven collapse.
Hannover 96
Dynamo Dresden
Hannover 96•AttackerMustapha Bundu takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Till Neininger takes a right-footed shot but misses.
On comes Merlin Sinanovic, off goes Benjamin Kallman.
Alexander Rossipal takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Alexander Rossipal takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Yellow card shown to Jean Hugonet.
Bastian Allgeier comes on for Emir Sahiti.
Mustapha Bundu's right-footed shot is saved.
Benjamin KällmanVAR decision results in a disallowed goal due to a foul by Benjamin Kallman.
Goal! Benjamin Kallman scores, making it 3-1.
Benjamin KällmanShot by Benjamin Kallman with his right foot results in a goal.
Robert Wagner takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
On Till Neininger, off Tobias Raschl.
Mustapha Bundu is on, and Husseyn Chakroun is off.
Benjamin Kallman takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Jean Hugonet takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Franz Roggow's left-footed shot is saved.
Second yellow card issued to Friedrich Muller.
Marcel HartelMarcel Hartel takes a shot with his right foot and scores.
Goal in the penalty shootout! Marcel Hartel scores, making it 2-1.
Goal! The score is now 2-1.
Luca Herrmann comes on for Niklas Hauptmann.
Ben Bobzien is substituted for Jakob Lemmer.
On Vincent Vermeij, off Christoph Daferner.
Friedrich MüllerYellow CardFriedrich Muller receives a yellow card.
Hayate Matsuda takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Husseyn Chakroun takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Christoph Daferner takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Alexander Rossipal takes a left-footed shot that hits the post.
Husseyn ChakrounHusseyn Chakroun scores with a left-footed shot.
assist: Benjamin Källman
Goal! Husseyn Chakroun scores to make it 1-1, assisted by Benjamin Kallman.
Benjamin Kallman's header is blocked.
Marcel Hartel takes a left-footed shot, but it is saved.
Corner awarded.
Benjamin Kallman takes a shot with his head but misses.
On Waniss Taibi, off Kolja Oudenne.
Substitution: Franz Roggow comes on for Stefan Teitur Thordarson.
Ahmet Muhamedbegovic is on, and Nicolai Rapp is off.
Corner awarded.
First half ends with the score at 0-1.
Boris Tomiak takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Boris Tomiak's right-footed shot is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Kolja Oudenne takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Benjamin Kallman takes a shot with his head, but it is blocked.
Shot by Jonas Sterner with his right foot is saved.
Jonas Sterner takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Emir Sahiti takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Kolja Oudenne takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Hayate Matsuda takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Boris Tomiak takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Nicolai RappNicolai Rapp takes a shot with his right foot and scores.
Corner awarded.
Christoph Daferner's header is blocked.
assist: Friedrich Müller
Goal! Nicolai Rapp scores to make it 1-0, assisted by Friedrich Muller.
Patrice Covic takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Christoph Daferner takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Stefan Teitur Thordarson takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Marcel Hartel takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Kick-off! The referee is Felix Weller.
