Westfalia Rhynern

Match report

Dynamo Dresden made light work of Westfalia Rhön in the German Cup first round, running out 6-0 winners at Sportplatz Papenlo on Saturday. The visitors took control from the first minute and never looked back. It was a comprehensive display of superiority.

Rhön went ahead through an own goal by H. Koch in the eighth minute, but Dresden responded immediately. N. Hauptmann netted in the seventeenth before V. Vermeij made it three by the thirtieth. B. Bobzien and K. Inanoglu added more goals before half-time, while R. Wagner scored in the fifty-fourth to complete the rout.

Westfalia made several changes in an attempt to stabilise the game, bringing on E. Kourouma and L. Koerdt on the restart. Dresden also reshuffled at the break, with four substitutions coming in quick succession. By then the result was already decided, but the visitors kept pushing.

The statistics told the story clearly. Dresden dominated possession at seventy-three per cent and registered eight shots on target compared to Rhön's single attempt. The hosts created zero big chances while the visitors generated two. Expected goals figures showed the gulf between the sides — 1.96 against 0.08.

And here's the thing — this was a Cup tie, not a league fixture, but the message was clear enough. Dresden advanced comfortably while Rhön's summer preparations have clearly not gone as planned. The gap between these two tiers of German football remains vast.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 27 – 73

Shots on target 1 – 8

Shots off target 1 – 5

Expected goals 0.08 – 1.96

⚽ 8' H. Koch — Own goal ⚽ 17' N. Hauptmann — Goal ⚽ 30' V. Vermeij — Goal ⚽ 34' B. Bobzien — Goal ⚽ 39' K. Inanoglu — Goal ⇄ 46' E. Kourouma — Substitution ⇄ 46' L. Koerdt — Substitution ⚽ 54' R. Wagner — Goal ⇄ 60' M. Sayin — Substitution ⇄ 65' F. Muller — Substitution ⇄ 65' K. Inanoglu — Substitution ⇄ 65' N. Hauptmann — Substitution ⇄ 79' J. Sterner — Substitution ⇄ 79' N. Rapp — Substitution ⇄ 87' H. Koch — Substitution ⇄ 87' J. Woitaschek — Substitution

Match events

8' Dynamo Dresden Own goal H. Koch
17' Dynamo Dresden Goal N. Hauptmann assist: K. Inanoglu
30' Dynamo Dresden Goal V. Vermeij assist: B. Bobzien
34' Dynamo Dresden Goal B. Bobzien assist: N. Hauptmann
39' Dynamo Dresden Goal K. Inanoglu assist: A. Rossipal
46' Westfalia Rhynern Substitution E. Kourouma off: E. B. Opoku
46' Westfalia Rhynern Substitution L. Koerdt off: A. Seber
54' Dynamo Dresden Goal R. Wagner assist: B. Bobzien
60' Westfalia Rhynern Substitution M. Sayin off: F. Schubert
65' Dynamo Dresden Substitution F. Muller off: A. Muhamedbegovic
65' Dynamo Dresden Substitution K. Inanoglu off: J. Lemmer
65' Dynamo Dresden Substitution N. Hauptmann off: J. Oehmichen
79' Dynamo Dresden Substitution J. Sterner off: S. Straudi
79' Dynamo Dresden Substitution N. Rapp off: L. Boeder
87' Westfalia Rhynern Substitution H. Koch off: L. Kourouma Mohamed
87' Westfalia Rhynern Substitution J. Woitaschek off: P. Franke

Statistics

27 Possession, % 73

1 Shots on target 8

1 Shots off target 5

0.08 Expected goals 1.96

0 Big chances 2

1 Corners 11

8 Fouls 1

1 Free kicks 8

1 Offsides 0

0 Yellow cards 0

0 Red cards 0

12 Goal kicks 1

21 Throw-ins 14

All statistics

7/2330% Aerial duels 16/2370%

51 Backward passes 115

1 Blocked shots 6

30 Clearances 22

1/911% Crosses 6/2821%

3/838% Dribbles 9/1560%

0.09 Expected assists 2.07

83 Failed passes 82

2 Goalkeeper saves 1

18 Interceptions 14

1 Key passes 12

15/4732% Long passes 27/4560%

37 Passes into the final third 154

118 Passes in the opposition half 467

173 Passes in own half 316

0.33 Shot accuracy 0.42

3 Shots from outside the box 6

0 Shots inside the box 13

9/1182% Tackles 11/1765%

282 Total passes 755

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