DFB Cup
VfL Bochum sovereign – FC St. Pauli with difficulty
Bochum’s Philipp Hofmann (r) celebrates his goal for the 0:3 lead in Berlin with assist provider Simon Zoller. photo
© Soeren Stache/dpa
VfL Bochum has fulfilled its duty in the first round of the DFB Cup.
VfL Bochum has fulfilled its duty in the first round of the DFB Cup.
The Bundesliga soccer club won 3-0 (2-0) against the north-east regional league club FC Viktoria in Berlin. Simon Zoller (19′) and Takuma Asano (22′) scored before the break, Philipp Hofmann (65′) scored the final score.
The second division club FC St. Pauli had more trouble than desired. The Hamburgers came to a happy 4: 3 (2: 2) in Duisburg at the west regional league team SV Straelen. Jakov Medic (90th) scored the winning goal when the Hanseatic League was outnumbered and prevented the first surprise at the start of the DFB Cup season.