Dynamo Dresden took all three points at the expense of promotion candidates Darmstadt courtesy of an early strike. The visitors only have one point from the first two games of the campaign before more challenging fixtures against Hannover and Kaiserslautern.
Boosted by their vociferous fans, Dresden started the game positively. Similarly, Darmstadt once again had a poor start to a game as they conceded inside the first fifteen minutes.
Jonas Sterner scored Dresden’s first goal of the season after a superb one-two with Vincent Vermeij. The right-back has joined Thomas Stamm’s side on a permanent transfer this summer after his loan spell from Hannover last term.
Florian Kohfeldt made his first substitution at the break as Lars Kehl came on for his debut in place of Yosuke Furukawa. However, it was Marcel Schuhen who was the busiest goalkeeper G early in the second-half.
Darmstadt’s captain saw a yellow card for his protest twenty minutes from time when Kai Klefisch saw his second booking of the game. The red card delayed Kohfeldt’s next changes as Stoke City loanee Milan Smit and Yannik Luhrs made their debuts as late substitutes.
In the end, the hosts recovered from their opening matchday defeat in Nürnberg as they picked up their first points of the season. Darmstadt were among the high-scoring teams last season, but the new-look squad struggled in front of goal.