The DFB Cup continued on Sunday and one of the shocks of the tournament so far took place in Jena as the hosts knocked out Hamburger SV in dramatic style. Elsewhere, there were wins for Bochum, Freiburg, Dortmund and Bayern München amongst others.
The shock of the round so far happened at the Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld. FC Carl Zeiss Jena started strongly and took the lead when Justin Gerlach’s long range free kick hit the post and bounced in. Hamburger SV grew into the tie as the game progressed and could have levelled shortly after the half hour mark but Manfred Starke cleared an effort off the line.
The Bundesliga side started the second half strongly and equalised three minutes into the period through veteran Croatian striker Ivica Olic. The hosts sprung into life and regained the lead after 58 minutes through Velimir Jovanovic. Jena looked destined to win the tie but HSV’s Michael Gregoritsch grabbed an equaliser deep into injury time (90’+4).
However, the Regionalliga outfit grabbed a deserved victory in extra time thanks to Johannes Pieles’ 106th minute header.
Aubameyang and Mkhitaryan net for BVB
Roman Bürki started between the sticks for Borussia Dortmund against Chemnitzer FC and he kept a clean sheet as BVB reached the second round in a comfortable manner. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (25’) grabbed the opener for a dominant Dortmund and it was somewhat of a surprise that they were “only” 1-0 up at the break. A deserved victory was wrapped up with less than 10 minutes to play when Henrikh Mkhitaryan netted a second for Thomas Tuchel’s men.
Freiburg got off to the perfect start against fifth-tier outfit HSV Barmbek-Uhlenhorst when Nils Petersen scored after just two minutes. The hosts defended doggedly and it took SCF until first half injury time to double their advantage, once again through Petersen. The striker grabbed two further goals in the second half (61’ & 63’) before Julian Schuster (71’) wrapped up an emphatic victory.
Terodde and Terrazzino fire Bochum to victory
VfL Bochum recorded a comfortable victory over FSV Salmrohr but it took them a while to hit the front. Simon Terodde opened the scoring after 40 minutes and went on to complete his treble after the break (49’ & 60’). Marco Terrazzino completed the scoring (64’, 90’+1).
Regionalliga outift Bahlinger SC and second division SV Sandhausen played out an entertaining cup tie which went all the way to penalties. The visitors have a 100% record so far in their quest to reach the Bundesliga and they had a great chance after 19 minutes but Jakub Kosecki failed to convert when well placed. They were reduced to 10 men after the break when Stefan Kulovits picked up a second yellow card for repeated fouling. Both sides had chances to win the game in normal and extra time but a combination of great goalkeeping, solid defending and wasteful attacking saw the game go to penalties. Pierre-Christoph Göppert missed the hosts’ fourth penalty, which meant that Andrew Wooten’s successful spot kick saw Sandhausen win the tie 5-3 on penalties.
Bayern solid but unspectacular
Newly promoted Bundesliga outfit FC Ingolstadt started their season in disappointing manner, thanks to their 2-1 defeat over Bavarian rivals and Regionalliga side SpVgg Unterhaching. The hosts took a 2-0 lead thanks to a brace from Markus Einsiedler (30’ & 47’) and although Moritz Hartmann got one back for Ingolstadt with seven minutes to play, it turned out to be too little, too late.
FC Bayern raced into an early lead against Nöttingen thanks to Arturo Vidal’s third minute penalty on his debut for the Bundesliga champions. However, the hosts grabbed an equaliser through Niklas Hecht-Zirpel (16’). Normal service resumed moments later when Mario Götze put Bayern back in front; Robert Lewandowski made it 3-1 before the break. The second half was dominated by the visitors, but the scoreline remained unaltered.
Paderborn turn it around
SC Paderborn were made to work for their place in the second round in Lübeck. VfB put up a good fight and were in front at the break thanks to Stefan Richter’s 43rd minute opener. SCP, who were relegated from the Bundesliga at the end of last season, grabbed two quickfire goals after the interval through Bakalorz and Saglik.
1. FC Heidenheim had no problems against FK Pirmasens. Ben Halloran (28’) and Smail Morabit (32’) gave them a 2-0 lead at the break and Robert Leipertz’s second half brace (51’ & 80’) added gloss to the scoreline. Alexander Schmieden did manage to grab a consolation goal fr the hosts with eight minutes to play though.
Fortuna Düsseldorf survived a scare against the Regionalliga’s Rot-Weiß Essen to reach the second round. A tense tie ended 0-0 after extra time but the second division side came out on top in the shootout. Karim Haggui, Christian Strohdiek and Michael Liendl scoerd for Fortuna but only Moritz Fritz netted for Essen.
Hannover come out on top in Kassel
Hannover 96 are also in the hat for the second round thanks to a 2-0 victory over Hessen Kassel. The Reds took the lead after just 16 minutes through defender Salif Sané. The hosts impressed throughout the match and only poor finishing prevented them from pulling off a shock. Hannover sealed their victory in injury time through Kenan Karaman.
Kaiserslautern eventually progressed at the expense of Hansa Rostock but penalties were needed to settle the tie. Former Kaiserslautern star Marcel Ziemer missed his penalty for Hansa; the remaining penalties were converted, meaning the visitors progressed. Hansa, who play in the third division, dominated the game and has the better chances but visiting keeper Marius Müller was in imperious form as his side reached round two.
Mainz eased their way into round two against Energie Cottbus. Victory was never in doubt but it took them 30 minutes to hit the front. Fabian Frei opened the scoring and the lead was doubled three minutes later through Jairo Samperio. This quickfire double killed off any Cottbus hopes of progression. Christian Clemens wrapped up the victory after finishing off a quick counterattack (62').
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The DFB Cup continued on Sunday and one of the shocks of the tournament so far took place in Jena as the hosts knocked out Hamburger SV in dramatic style. Elsewhere, there were wins for Bochum, Freiburg, Dortmund and Bayern München amongst others.
The shock of the round so far happened at the Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld. FC Carl Zeiss Jena started strongly and took the lead when Justin Gerlach’s long range free kick hit the post and bounced in. Hamburger SV grew into the tie as the game progressed and could have levelled shortly after the half hour mark but Manfred Starke cleared an effort off the line.
The Bundesliga side started the second half strongly and equalised three minutes into the period through veteran Croatian striker Ivica Olic. The hosts sprung into life and regained the lead after 58 minutes through Velimir Jovanovic. Jena looked destined to win the tie but HSV’s Michael Gregoritsch grabbed an equaliser deep into injury time (90’+4).
However, the Regionalliga outfit grabbed a deserved victory in extra time thanks to Johannes Pieles’ 106th minute header.
Aubameyang and Mkhitaryan net for BVB
Roman Bürki started between the sticks for Borussia Dortmund against Chemnitzer FC and he kept a clean sheet as BVB reached the second round in a comfortable manner. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (25’) grabbed the opener for a dominant Dortmund and it was somewhat of a surprise that they were “only” 1-0 up at the break. A deserved victory was wrapped up with less than 10 minutes to play when Henrikh Mkhitaryan netted a second for Thomas Tuchel’s men.
Freiburg got off to the perfect start against fifth-tier outfit HSV Barmbek-Uhlenhorst when Nils Petersen scored after just two minutes. The hosts defended doggedly and it took SCF until first half injury time to double their advantage, once again through Petersen. The striker grabbed two further goals in the second half (61’ & 63’) before Julian Schuster (71’) wrapped up an emphatic victory.
Terodde and Terrazzino fire Bochum to victory
VfL Bochum recorded a comfortable victory over FSV Salmrohr but it took them a while to hit the front. Simon Terodde opened the scoring after 40 minutes and went on to complete his treble after the break (49’ & 60’). Marco Terrazzino completed the scoring (64’, 90’+1).
Regionalliga outift Bahlinger SC and second division SV Sandhausen played out an entertaining cup tie which went all the way to penalties. The visitors have a 100% record so far in their quest to reach the Bundesliga and they had a great chance after 19 minutes but Jakub Kosecki failed to convert when well placed. They were reduced to 10 men after the break when Stefan Kulovits picked up a second yellow card for repeated fouling. Both sides had chances to win the game in normal and extra time but a combination of great goalkeeping, solid defending and wasteful attacking saw the game go to penalties. Pierre-Christoph Göppert missed the hosts’ fourth penalty, which meant that Andrew Wooten’s successful spot kick saw Sandhausen win the tie 5-3 on penalties.
Bayern solid but unspectacular
Newly promoted Bundesliga outfit FC Ingolstadt started their season in disappointing manner, thanks to their 2-1 defeat over Bavarian rivals and Regionalliga side SpVgg Unterhaching. The hosts took a 2-0 lead thanks to a brace from Markus Einsiedler (30’ & 47’) and although Moritz Hartmann got one back for Ingolstadt with seven minutes to play, it turned out to be too little, too late.
FC Bayern raced into an early lead against Nöttingen thanks to Arturo Vidal’s third minute penalty on his debut for the Bundesliga champions. However, the hosts grabbed an equaliser through Niklas Hecht-Zirpel (16’). Normal service resumed moments later when Mario Götze put Bayern back in front; Robert Lewandowski made it 3-1 before the break. The second half was dominated by the visitors, but the scoreline remained unaltered.
Paderborn turn it around
SC Paderborn were made to work for their place in the second round in Lübeck. VfB put up a good fight and were in front at the break thanks to Stefan Richter’s 43rd minute opener. SCP, who were relegated from the Bundesliga at the end of last season, grabbed two quickfire goals after the interval through Bakalorz and Saglik.
1. FC Heidenheim had no problems against FK Pirmasens. Ben Halloran (28’) and Smail Morabit (32’) gave them a 2-0 lead at the break and Robert Leipertz’s second half brace (51’ & 80’) added gloss to the scoreline. Alexander Schmieden did manage to grab a consolation goal fr the hosts with eight minutes to play though.
Fortuna Düsseldorf survived a scare against the Regionalliga’s Rot-Weiß Essen to reach the second round. A tense tie ended 0-0 after extra time but the second division side came out on top in the shootout. Karim Haggui, Christian Strohdiek and Michael Liendl scoerd for Fortuna but only Moritz Fritz netted for Essen.
Hannover come out on top in Kassel
Hannover 96 are also in the hat for the second round thanks to a 2-0 victory over Hessen Kassel. The Reds took the lead after just 16 minutes through defender Salif Sané. The hosts impressed throughout the match and only poor finishing prevented them from pulling off a shock. Hannover sealed their victory in injury time through Kenan Karaman.
Kaiserslautern eventually progressed at the expense of Hansa Rostock but penalties were needed to settle the tie. Former Kaiserslautern star Marcel Ziemer missed his penalty for Hansa; the remaining penalties were converted, meaning the visitors progressed. Hansa, who play in the third division, dominated the game and has the better chances but visiting keeper Marius Müller was in imperious form as his side reached round two.
Mainz eased their way into round two against Energie Cottbus. Victory was never in doubt but it took them 30 minutes to hit the front. Fabian Frei opened the scoring and the lead was doubled three minutes later through Jairo Samperio. This quickfire double killed off any Cottbus hopes of progression. Christian Clemens wrapped up the victory after finishing off a quick counterattack (62').
