2nd Bundesliga
Braunschweig beats Dresden: Important points in the relegation battle
Updated May 9, 2026 – 3:29 p.mReading time: 1 min.
Eintracht Braunschweig wins against Dresden. And thus takes a big step in the relegation battle.
Eintracht Braunschweig celebrated an important home win in the relegation battle of the 2nd Bundesliga. After the 2-1 (1-0) win against Dynamo Dresden, the Lower Saxony team moved past Arminia Bielefeld in the table and can now no longer enter the final matchday on May 17th in a relegation zone.
Just like Dynamo, the people of Braunschweig are now looking forward to the results of Greuther Fürth and Fortuna Düsseldorf this Sunday. If both lose, Dresden would be saved early after a strong second half of the season. They would have needed a point in Braunschweig to stay in the league on their own.
In front of 22,480 spectators, Florian Flick gave Eintracht the lead in the 20th minute. Faride Alidou (50th) increased the score to 2-0 shortly after the break. In the 67th minute, Braunschweig’s goalkeeper Ron-Thorben Hoffmann saved a penalty from Stefan Kutschke. Shortly before the end, the experienced Dynamo striker scored with a header to make it 1-2 (86th).
From the start, both teams fought an intense battle for every inch of the pitch. With the strong results of the past few months behind them, Dynamo was the better and more confident team in terms of play. Immediately after the 0-1 lead, Braunschweig’s goalkeeper Ron-Thorben Hoffmann made a brilliant save to prevent Vincent Vermeij from quickly equalizing (22′).
But Eintracht defended with a lot of effort and passion and prevented significantly more of Dresden’s great chances. Jason Ceka (35th) and Jakob Lemmer (82nd) were dangerous again. After the missed penalty and the connecting goal, Tony Menzel headed it onto the crossbar (90th+6).
