Second division Carl Zeiss Jena knocked holders 1. FC Nürnberg out of the German Cup on penalties in the second round on Wednesday. Bayern München celebrated a 3-1 win against 2nd Bundesliga leaders Borussia Mönchengladbach.
Hamburger SV won 3-1 against Freiburg, league champions VfB Stuttgart came through 3-2 in extra-time against second division SC Paderborn. Werder Bremen beat MSV Duisburg 4-0, Borussia Dortmund won another Bundesliga clash 2-1 against Eintracht Frankfurt.
The second round started off with eight matches on Tuesday. Schalke 04 beat Hannover 96 2-0 after extra time in a Cup-matchup of two Bundesliga teams, while Karlsruhe was dropped 1-0 by Wolfsburg in another encounter of two top-league teams.
Results from Tuesday
Werder Bremen II - FC St. Pauli 6-4 ap
Wuppertaler SV - Hertha BSC Berlin 2-0
Alemannia Aachen - VfL Bochum 3-2
Hansa Rostock - Kickers Offenbach 6-0
TSV 1860 München - FSV Mainz 05 2-1
Karlsruher SC - VfL Wolfsburg 0-1
1899 Hoffenheim - SpVgg Greuther Fürth 2-1
FC Schalke 04 - Hannover 96 2-0 aet
Wednesday
Rot-Weiss Essen - 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1-2
VfB Stuttgart - SC Paderborn 3-2 aet
Hamburger SV- SC Freiburg 3-1
Werder Bremen - MSV Duisburg 4-0
Borussia Dortmund - Eintracht Frankfurt 2-1
TuS Koblenz - Arminia Bielefeld 1-2 aet
Carl Zeiss Jena - 1. FC Nürnberg 7-6 ap
Bayern München - Borussia Mönchengladbach 3-1
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