 In the 1985–86 season, Dresden reached the quarter-finals of the European Cup Winners Cup, with Lippmann having scored thrice in earlier rounds.Dynamo played Bayer Uerdingen in the quarter finals, winning the first leg at home 2–0, with Lippmann scoring the opening goal.However, in a match dubbed 'The Miracle of the Grotenburg', Dynamo Dresden led 5–1 on aggregate at half-time before, in the space of 30 second half minutes, Uerdingen scored six goals to win 7–5 on aggregate.