Overview

• Benedikt Pichler opened for Hannover from the spot after a VAR intervention, before an own goal by Virgil-Eugen Ghia and a Nils Fröling strike put Dresden briefly ahead, with Noel Aseko leveling before halftime.
• Vinko Sapina was sent off early in the second half for a studs-up challenge on captain Enzo Leopold, a decision referee Max Burda made on the field and that Sapina later accepted after viewing replays.
• Coach Thomas Stamm questioned the explanation for the handball penalty against Konrad Faber, calling the decision debatable while praising his side’s defensive resolve.
• The hosts coped with a short illness wave that sidelined Jan-Hendrik Marx, Jonas Oehmichen and Kofi Amoako, as 31,733 fans saw Dresden finish strongly with late chances for Claudio Kammerknecht and Stefan Kutschke.
• Sapina said he apologized to the referee and thanked teammates for securing the point, and he will miss the next match at Darmstadt through suspension.