Hertha BSC Extends Winning Streak with Victory Over Dynamo Dresden
- Hertha BSC secured a 2–1 victory against Dynamo Dresden on September 20, 2026, maintaining a perfect start to the 2.
- Dynamo Dresden head coach Thomas Stamm handed three players their second-tier start debuts, including Patrice Covic.
- The second half brought immediate chances for the league leaders.
Hertha BSC secured a 2–1 victory against Dynamo Dresden on September 20, 2026, maintaining a perfect start to the 2. Bundesliga season with 18 points from six matches, according to reports from sportschau.de. Jon Dagur Thorsteinsson scored twice for the visitors, netting goals in the 29th and 80th minutes. Dynamo Dresden’s Patrice Covic opened the scoring in the 10th minute before a crowd of roughly 7,000 traveling Hertha supporters.
Early Breakthrough for Dresden and Thorsteinsson Equalizer
Dynamo Dresden head coach Thomas Stamm handed three players their second-tier start debuts, including Patrice Covic. Covic rewarded that selection early, playing a one-two with Vincent Vermeij before firing an deflected shot past the Hertha defense from 12 meters out. Hertha responded before the half-hour mark. According to kicker, Thorsteinsson gathered the ball at the edge of the penalty area, shifted it onto his right foot, and curled a low shot into the left corner to level the score at 1–1. Vermeij nearly restored Dresden’s lead in the 26th minute, missing cleanly from close range, while Simon Straudi cleared a shot off the goal line from Hertha’s Grönning just before halftime.
Disallowed Goal and Late Winner in the Second Half
The second half brought immediate chances for the league leaders. In the 53rd minute, Oluwaseun Adewumi beat his defender down the right flank and squared the ball to Gustaf Nilsson, who sent his close-range shot over the crossbar from three meters out. Hertha thought they had taken the lead shortly afterward when Adewumi headed in a cross from Josip Brekalo at the far post. However, video assistant referee Patrick Hanslbauer detected that the ball deflected off Adewumi’s head and onto his left arm before crossing the line, leading referee Christian Dingert to disallow the goal. With Dresden tiring in the closing stages, Thorsteinsson capitalized on waning stamina to secure the win. In the 80th minute, the Icelandic forward drove forward, picked his spot, and beat an exhausted Robert Wagner with a 20-meter strike into the corner.
Standings Impact and Upcoming Fixtures
The win lifts Hertha BSC back to the top of the 2. Bundesliga table with an unblemished record of 18 points after six games, reclaiming the spot from 1. FC Nürnberg, who have 16 points. Dynamo Dresden remains on the penultimate table spot with four points from six matches, holding only one victory so far this campaign. Following the international break, Dresden will travel to face VfL Osnabrück on Saturday, while Hertha BSC returns home to host Greuther Fürth on Sunday.
