VfL Wolfsburg crowns the VW Cup winner against Dresden and Zwickau!

VfL Wolfsburg crowns the VW Cup winner against Dresden and Zwickau!

Zwickau, Deutschland - dated July 20, 2025, fans in the region not only remember the taste of fresh rolls. On this day, VfL Wolfsburg won the first Volkswagen Cup in Zwickau. The Lower Saxony are in the best form and beat both Dynamo Dresden and the host FSV Zwickau 2-0. A prelude that makes you want more, despite the unexpectedly high temperatures in the city.

like the MDR , the tournament day went after the "Everyone Against everyone" principle, whereby the games lasted 45 minutes each. In the first duel, Dynamo and Zwickau went highly motivated, but the match ended goalless. Both teams had some promising opportunities to score the lead. The captain of Dynamo, Stefan Kutschke, brought a header to the crossbar, while the Zwickau Marc-Philipp Zimmermann also missed opportunities.

brilliant appearance of the Wolfsburger

In the second game of the day, the Wolfsburgers gave the Dresdeners no chance. In the 15th minute, Jonas Wind met after a precise flank by Andreas Skov Olsen, and just nine minutes later it was an own goal of Dynamotor War Lennart Grill, which sealed the 2-0. Despite a few promising approaches from Dynamo, including a mistake by Jakob Lemmer, who failed due to Wolfsburg's keeper Kamil Grabara, it remained with the defeat.

But Wolfsburg was not yet fed up. In the last game against Zwickau, coach Niko Kovac sent another team onto the pitch that could also prevail. Lovro Majer opened the goal series in the 15th minute, and David Odoku crowned the performance with a header in the 37th minute. A nice conclusion for the Wolfsburgers, who were able to sail the title home with no significant effort, while Zwickau and Dresden came in second place.

outlook and analysis

The performance of Dynamo Dresden looked at coach Thomas Stamm with mixed feelings. However, he praised the development of the game, but made it clear that the standards were not optimally implemented. Meanwhile, Wolfsburg's captain Maximilian Arnold was happy about the return to his old homeland and success against the two East German teams.

The Volkswagen Cup appears in the footsteps of other big tournaments, as shown in the Fußball-ungschlagewerk . Football tournaments not only combine clubs, but also nations and cultures. They are not only a stage for top sporting performance, but also shape the identity of the supporters and the community feelings in the regions.

It remains exciting to see how the Volkswagen Cup will develop in the coming years and which teams may create promotion to national and international football. For now, however, the fans enjoy in Zwickau and beyond a day full of football, which will surely be remembered for a long time.