Overview
- Dynamo Dresden confirmed it will not appeal, making the three‑game suspension legally binding.
- The ban applies only to the 2. Bundesliga and is not extended to other competitions.
- The captain will miss league fixtures against Paderborn, at Hertha BSC, and against Nürnberg.
- Referee Tom Bauer sent Kutschke off in stoppage time at Preußen Münster for a kick to Jannis Heuer’s calf judged as violent conduct.
- DFB case law allowed a lighter minimum for mitigated cases, but a prior red card in 2024 ruled out the two‑match option, even as both coaches disputed the intent and characterization.