Borussia Dortmund showed their quality in their DFB Cup first round match on Monday night, blowing away lower-league side Eintracht Trier with a dazzling first-half display, without the injured world champions Mario Götze and Marco Reus. Last season’s finalists won 3-0 thanks to a Shinji Kagawa brace and a goal from World Cup winner André Schürrle.
DFB president Reinhard Grindel was among the 10,805 strong crowd at the Moselstadion as Kagawa dashed any hopes of the Regionalliga side repeating their incredible feat of 1997, when they knocked out BVB, the reigning European champions, following a 2-1 victory to progress to the quarterfinals.
Four new signings in starting XI
With four new signings Schürrle, Marc Bartra, Ousmane Dembelé and Sebasitan Rode in the starting XI, BVB continued to apply pressure to add to their early lead. Thomas Tuchel was without injured stars Götze and Reus, world champions Erik Durm and Olympics silver medalists Sven Bender and Matthias Ginter.
Goalkeeper Roman Weidenfeller had virtually nothing to do in the first half and it wasn’t long before Kagawa had added a second to his name. Schürrle added BVB's third just before the half time whistle.
Sané saves Hannover in extra time
2. Bundesliga side Hannover 96 reached the second round of the DFB Cup following a turbulent match against Kickers Offenbach. The recently-relegated side had led 2-0, but were pegged back and forced to extra time against Kickers. With a shootout looking likely, substitute Salif Sané provided the last-gasp winner from the penalty spot to book Hannover’s spot in the second round draw.
HSV avoid upset
Hamburger SV avoided an early exit in a potentially tricky tie against recently promoted 3. Liga outfit FSV Zwickau. The 1950 GDR champions were denied the chance of an historic upset in front of 10,134 fans on the day their new stadium was opened, when 20-year-old talent Alen Halilovic fired HSV to victory just minutes after entering as a substitute midway through the second half.
Kister fires Sandhausen into the second round
SV Sandhausen also grabbed a dramatic last-minute winner in their tie against SC Paderborn, who recently suffered back-to-back relegations and now find themselves in the 3. Liga. New signing Sven Michel had cancelled out Richard Sukuta-Pasu’s opener early in the second half, by Tim Kister grabbed the winner at the death to put Sandhausen in the hat for the second round.
Borussia Dortmund showed their quality in their DFB Cup first round match on Monday night, blowing away lower-league side Eintracht Trier with a dazzling first-half display, without the injured world champions Mario Götze and Marco Reus. Last season’s finalists won 3-0 thanks to a Shinji Kagawa brace and a goal from World Cup winner André Schürrle.
DFB president Reinhard Grindel was among the 10,805 strong crowd at the Moselstadion as Kagawa dashed any hopes of the Regionalliga side repeating their incredible feat of 1997, when they knocked out BVB, the reigning European champions, following a 2-1 victory to progress to the quarterfinals.
Four new signings in starting XI
With four new signings Schürrle, Marc Bartra, Ousmane Dembelé and Sebasitan Rode in the starting XI, BVB continued to apply pressure to add to their early lead. Thomas Tuchel was without injured stars Götze and Reus, world champions Erik Durm and Olympics silver medalists Sven Bender and Matthias Ginter.
Goalkeeper Roman Weidenfeller had virtually nothing to do in the first half and it wasn’t long before Kagawa had added a second to his name. Schürrle added BVB's third just before the half time whistle.
Sané saves Hannover in extra time
2. Bundesliga side Hannover 96 reached the second round of the DFB Cup following a turbulent match against Kickers Offenbach. The recently-relegated side had led 2-0, but were pegged back and forced to extra time against Kickers. With a shootout looking likely, substitute Salif Sané provided the last-gasp winner from the penalty spot to book Hannover’s spot in the second round draw.
HSV avoid upset
Hamburger SV avoided an early exit in a potentially tricky tie against recently promoted 3. Liga outfit FSV Zwickau. The 1950 GDR champions were denied the chance of an historic upset in front of 10,134 fans on the day their new stadium was opened, when 20-year-old talent Alen Halilovic fired HSV to victory just minutes after entering as a substitute midway through the second half.
Kister fires Sandhausen into the second round
SV Sandhausen also grabbed a dramatic last-minute winner in their tie against SC Paderborn, who recently suffered back-to-back relegations and now find themselves in the 3. Liga. New signing Sven Michel had cancelled out Richard Sukuta-Pasu’s opener early in the second half, by Tim Kister grabbed the winner at the death to put Sandhausen in the hat for the second round.
