After being outnumbered for a long time, Werder Bremen failed at the first hurdle in the DFB Cup. At the third division team Viktoria Köln, the team of coach Ole Werner lost 2: 3 (1: 0) and lost two leads. Central defender Amos Pieper saw the red card in the eleventh minute because he had brought down striker Luca Marseiler and thus prevented a clear scoring opportunity.
Outnumbered, Marvin Ducksch (43rd) and Niclas Füllkrug (77th, penalty kick) gave the favorites the lead twice. But David Philipp (72nd/79th), formerly active at Werder in youth, and Donny Bogicevic (90th + 4th) shot the underdog back into the second round for the first time since the 2015/16 season. On Friday (8.30 p.m./Sat.1 and DAZN) Werder will be dealing with a completely different caliber: Then Bremen will open the Bundesliga season with the home game against record champions Bayern Munich.
Easy victory for Dortmund
With a lackluster performance, Borussia Dortmund easily solved the first mandatory task of the new football season and reached the 2nd round of the DFB Cup. The German runners-up effortlessly prevailed 6-1 (3-1) at the Southwest regional league team TSV Schott Mainz, but could hardly inspire with the summer kick-off. In front of 30,312 spectators, Sébastien Haller (22nd and 35th minute), Julian Brandt (24th), Marcel Sabitzer (57th), Donyell Malen (79th) and Youssoufa Moukoko (85th) scored the goals for the clearly superior team by coach Edin Terzic.
Scored for his new club: Dortmund’s Marcel Sabitzer (left).
(Photo: Uwe Anspach/dpa)
Nils Gans (34th) scored the acclaimed consolation goal for the blatant outsider. BVB had to do without the injured Felix Nmecha, and the injured Karim Adeyemi was also absent in Mainz. Terzic was able to build on the two summer additions Rami Bensebaini and Sabitzer.
Big victories for Leverkusen, Nuremberg and St. Pauli
Bayer Leverkusen made it through to the second round without much trouble. The Bundesliga soccer club prevailed 8-0 (3-0) at the Hamburg regional league team FC Teutonia 05 Ottensen. The goals for the team coached by Xabi Alonso were scored by Edmond Tapsoba (16th minute), Victor Boniface (42nd), Florian Wirtz (45th + 1), Amine Adli (59th, penalty kick), Jeremie Frimpong (67th), Adam Hlozek (74′, 90′) and Jonas Hofmann (81′).
With their highest win for 61 years, 1. FC Nürnberg managed their first win in the third competitive game of the new season. The club won in the first round of the cup 9-1 (6-0) at fifth-rate FC Oberneuland. It was Nuremberg’s highest cup victory since the quarter-finals in 1962 – at that time they then won the title. After 15 minutes, the four-time cup winner was already 3-0 ahead, after 30 minutes 6-0 – the Franconians had never led more in their club history at the break. Goal scorers were the 17-year-old talent Can Uzun (10th/14th/76th), Daichi Hayashi (15th), Ahmet Gürleyen (19th), Taylan Duman (24th, 29th, penalty), Benjamin Goller (71st). .) and Christoph Daferner (90th). In the meantime, Bakary Lambers (89th) scored for Oberneuland to make it 8-1.
FC St. Pauli has also reached the second round. The Hamburg second division football team won 5-0 (1-0) at fifth division team Atlas Delmenhorst. However, the Kiez-Club missed many chances to score at the club from Lower Saxony. Eric Smith (24th minute) scored a deserved lead for the guests with a free kick from almost 20 meters. An unfortunate own goal by Atlas goalkeeper Damian Schobert (59th) stopped the upper division’s hesitant efforts. Elias Saad (68th) and Marcel Hartel (70th) increased the penalty for the Hanseatic League. Central defender Kerem Sari received yellow-red for the previous foul. Oladapo Afolayan (88th) made the final score.
With the third competitive win in a row, Holstein Kiel has reached the next round. The second division runners-up won 2-0 (0-0) at FC Gütersloh, who have been promoted to the regional league. In front of 5000 spectators in the Heidewald stadium, substitute Holmbert Aron Fridjonsson secured a brace (72./90.+3) for the guests, who struggled against the twelfth-placed in the Regionalliga West for a long time.
Stuttgart and Hertha continue effortlessly
VfB Stuttgart has also moved into the second round. The Bundesliga club defeated fourth division club TSG Balingen 4-0 (3-0) away. In the Swabian duel, Enzo Millot gave the three-time cup winner the lead in the 25th minute. In addition, Silas (34′), Serhou Guirassy (43′) and captain Wataru Endo (55′) scored in front of 13,400 spectators in the sold-out Reutlingen stadium. The game was moved to Reutlingen because the arena in Balingen is too small for the cup competition.
Bundesliga relegated Hertha BSC survived the first round without any problems. After the false start in the 2nd Bundesliga, the Berliners prevailed 5-0 (1-0) at the regional league club FC Carl Zeiss Jena and celebrated their highest victory in the cup competition for 20 years. Palko Dardai (6th minute), Haris Tabakovic (47th), Marco Richter (49th/52nd) and Filip Uremovic (59th) scored in front of 11,800 spectators in the sold-out Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld. Last season, Hertha, as the Bundesliga club at the time, lost in the first round on penalties at second division side Eintracht Braunschweig.