Bayern München were the victors following a thrilling DFB-Pokal tie against RB Leipzig on Wednesday evening. The record champions won 5-4 in a penalty shootout, after the match finished 1-1 in regular time, to reach the last 16 for the 17th consecutive year. Leipzig were desperate to register their first win against the German giants on their third attempt, but their dreams were dashed when Timo Werner’s penalty was saved by Sven Ulreich.
It was a tight, and at times heated, first half, with both sides cancelling each out and neither defence allowing their opposition much opportunity to open the scoring. The second half resumed in similar fashion and temperatures reached boiling point in the 54th minute when Naby Keita was dismissed for a second yellow card. Bayern assumed command of the affair and looked the dominant side, but it was Leipzig who eventually broke the deadlock through Emil Forsberg from the penalty spot in the 67th minute. It didn’t take long for Bayern to find a response, however, as Thiago headed in just six minutes later.
With neither side able to find a winner in regular or extra time, the game was to be settled on penalties. All of the first nine penalties were converted, but it wasn’t to be for Confed Cup Golden Boot winner Timo Werner, who saw his decisive penalty saved by Sven Ulreich.
Nürnberg avoid Osnabrück upset
Bundesliga 2 team FC Nürnberg ensured SC Paderborn are the only Drittliga side into the last 16 of the DFB-Pokal by beating Osnabrück 3-2 on Wednesday night.
Osnabrück had overcome Bundesliga side Hamburger SV 3-1 in the first round and another shock looked on early when they took the lead through Marcos Alvarez’s penalty, only for Mikael Ishak to equalize for the Bundesliga 2 side before the break.
Tim Leibold completed the turnaround just after the break only for Osnabrück to level through Christian Groß after the hour.
Nürnberg grabbed the winner with 19 minutes left to go when Enrico Valentini fired home and any hope the hosts had off forcing extra time was taken away when Furkan Zorba saw red late on.
Köln beat Hertha in Berlin
The usual residents of the Olympiastadion won’t be there to compete for the DFB Pokal in May after Hertha were knocked out by the Bundesliga’s bottom side FC Köln, who registered their first win since beating Leher TS in this competition back in August.
Goals from Simon Zoller, Dominic Maroh and Christian Clemens were enough to see Peter Stöger’s side win 3-1 in the capital, as Niklas Stark’s late header proved nothing but a consolation for Pal Dardai’s Hertha.
Schmidt gets first win as Wolfsburg boss
Wolfsburg made it six games unbeaten under Martin Schmidt, who also celebrated his first win since taking charge at the Volkswagen Arena, by beating Hannover 96 1-0 to reach the last 16.
Felix Uduokhai header from Daniel Didavi’s left-wing free kick shortly after the break was enough for the Wolves, who had to weather an early storm from 1992 DFB Pokal winners’ Hannover, who have had a strong start to the season in their return to the Bundesliga under André Breitenreiter.
Akolo fires Stuttgart through against Kaiserslautern
VFB Stuttgart had to come from behind to book their place in the draw for the last 16 after a 3-1 win away in Kaiserslautern. The top flight saw Takuno Asamo and Emilio Insua waste two early chances to take the lead before the Bundesliga 2 side went in front through Lukas Spalvis.
Daniel Ginczek’s penalty got the away side back on level terms before Chardac Akolo fired VfB ahead in the second half. Akolo then turned provider for Simon Terodde to seal the game with twenty minutes remaining.
Freiburg survive scare against Dresden
SC Freiburg overcame falling behind to Bundesliga 2 side Dynamo Dresden to comfortably put their name in the hat for the next round of the DFB Pokal.
Despite seeing Rico Benatelli give Dresden the lead, the Black Forest club responded with three goals of their own in the final forty minutes of an entertaining tie. Nils Petersen restored parity for Christian Streich’s side, who took the lead thanks to Julian Schuster’s free kick shortly after.
The second tier side responded well and kept fighting, but Janik Haberer secured Freiburg’s passage through with a late third.
Heidenheim put five past Regensburg
Heidenheim came out on top in the battle of the 2. Bundesliga strugglers with a thumping win 5-2 away at Jahn Regensburg.
Maxi Thiel and Robert Glatzel each bagged a brace for Heidenheim against the newly-promoted Bavarians in front of around 6,000 fans at the Continental Arena, while Kolja Pusch also added his name to the scoresheet before being sent off for a second bookable offence. Jonas Nietfeld and Marco Grüttner scored the two consolation goals for the hosts, who last reached the round of 16 back in 2004/04.
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Bayern München were the victors following a thrilling DFB-Pokal tie against RB Leipzig on Wednesday evening. The record champions won 5-4 in a penalty shootout, after the match finished 1-1 in regular time, to reach the last 16 for the 17th consecutive year. Leipzig were desperate to register their first win against the German giants on their third attempt, but their dreams were dashed when Timo Werner’s penalty was saved by Sven Ulreich.
It was a tight, and at times heated, first half, with both sides cancelling each out and neither defence allowing their opposition much opportunity to open the scoring. The second half resumed in similar fashion and temperatures reached boiling point in the 54th minute when Naby Keita was dismissed for a second yellow card. Bayern assumed command of the affair and looked the dominant side, but it was Leipzig who eventually broke the deadlock through Emil Forsberg from the penalty spot in the 67th minute. It didn’t take long for Bayern to find a response, however, as Thiago headed in just six minutes later.
With neither side able to find a winner in regular or extra time, the game was to be settled on penalties. All of the first nine penalties were converted, but it wasn’t to be for Confed Cup Golden Boot winner Timo Werner, who saw his decisive penalty saved by Sven Ulreich.
Nürnberg avoid Osnabrück upset
Bundesliga 2 team FC Nürnberg ensured SC Paderborn are the only Drittliga side into the last 16 of the DFB-Pokal by beating Osnabrück 3-2 on Wednesday night.
Osnabrück had overcome Bundesliga side Hamburger SV 3-1 in the first round and another shock looked on early when they took the lead through Marcos Alvarez’s penalty, only for Mikael Ishak to equalize for the Bundesliga 2 side before the break.
Tim Leibold completed the turnaround just after the break only for Osnabrück to level through Christian Groß after the hour.
Nürnberg grabbed the winner with 19 minutes left to go when Enrico Valentini fired home and any hope the hosts had off forcing extra time was taken away when Furkan Zorba saw red late on.
Köln beat Hertha in Berlin
The usual residents of the Olympiastadion won’t be there to compete for the DFB Pokal in May after Hertha were knocked out by the Bundesliga’s bottom side FC Köln, who registered their first win since beating Leher TS in this competition back in August.
Goals from Simon Zoller, Dominic Maroh and Christian Clemens were enough to see Peter Stöger’s side win 3-1 in the capital, as Niklas Stark’s late header proved nothing but a consolation for Pal Dardai’s Hertha.
Schmidt gets first win as Wolfsburg boss
Wolfsburg made it six games unbeaten under Martin Schmidt, who also celebrated his first win since taking charge at the Volkswagen Arena, by beating Hannover 96 1-0 to reach the last 16.
Felix Uduokhai header from Daniel Didavi’s left-wing free kick shortly after the break was enough for the Wolves, who had to weather an early storm from 1992 DFB Pokal winners’ Hannover, who have had a strong start to the season in their return to the Bundesliga under André Breitenreiter.
Akolo fires Stuttgart through against Kaiserslautern
VFB Stuttgart had to come from behind to book their place in the draw for the last 16 after a 3-1 win away in Kaiserslautern. The top flight saw Takuno Asamo and Emilio Insua waste two early chances to take the lead before the Bundesliga 2 side went in front through Lukas Spalvis.
Daniel Ginczek’s penalty got the away side back on level terms before Chardac Akolo fired VfB ahead in the second half. Akolo then turned provider for Simon Terodde to seal the game with twenty minutes remaining.
Freiburg survive scare against Dresden
SC Freiburg overcame falling behind to Bundesliga 2 side Dynamo Dresden to comfortably put their name in the hat for the next round of the DFB Pokal.
Despite seeing Rico Benatelli give Dresden the lead, the Black Forest club responded with three goals of their own in the final forty minutes of an entertaining tie. Nils Petersen restored parity for Christian Streich’s side, who took the lead thanks to Julian Schuster’s free kick shortly after.
The second tier side responded well and kept fighting, but Janik Haberer secured Freiburg’s passage through with a late third.
Heidenheim put five past Regensburg
Heidenheim came out on top in the battle of the 2. Bundesliga strugglers with a thumping win 5-2 away at Jahn Regensburg.
Maxi Thiel and Robert Glatzel each bagged a brace for Heidenheim against the newly-promoted Bavarians in front of around 6,000 fans at the Continental Arena, while Kolja Pusch also added his name to the scoresheet before being sent off for a second bookable offence. Jonas Nietfeld and Marco Grüttner scored the two consolation goals for the hosts, who last reached the round of 16 back in 2004/04.
