Overview
- Dresden’s U21 lifted the Gerd-Schädlich-Pokal with a 3:2 victory over defending champion FSV Zwickau in a sold-out Zwickau Stadthalle.
- The turning point came 4:13 from time when Oliver Fobassam received a two-minute penalty for a violent act against Collin Förster, and Arne Seemann converted the power play.
- FSV coach Rico Schmitt said Dresden deserved the win, while Dynamo coach Paul Biedermann noted his squad included many U19 players and described the contest as hard but fair.
- Dresden reached the final by defeating Chemnitzer FC 4:2, and Zwickau advanced by beating Carl Zeiss Jena 3:1 in the semifinals.
- Jena secured third place by topping Chemnitz 5:3, and VFC Plauen finished fifth with a 4:2 win over the Westsachsenauswahl before roughly 3,500 spectators.