Overview

• Hannover drew 2:2 at Dynamo Dresden despite playing roughly 40 minutes with a man advantage, costing them first place in the 2. Bundesliga.
• Christian Titz confronted stadium ballboys post-match and said balls were not returned promptly when Hannover sought quick restarts.
• Titz argued Hannover had only about 50 minutes of net playing time, called eight minutes of stoppage insufficient, and said officials failed to add back lost time.
• Dynamo coach Thomas Stamm cited earlier matches with shorter-than-announced stoppage periods, lending weight to concerns about consistency.
• Titz highlighted RB Leipzig’s cone placement for balls as a model to reduce delays, while reports indicated no formal sanctions or procedural changes so far.