Match winner Gaus
The stars of FC Bayern were sensationally eliminated from the DFB Cup – again. On the deep ground of Saarbrücken’s Ludwigsparkstadion, the Munich team lost 1:2 (1:1) on Wednesday evening and, as in the past three years, failed well before the final. Three days before the Bundesliga clash at Borussia Dortmund, the record cup winners found it more than difficult in the second round game, which was in danger for a long time due to the heavy rain.
In front of 16,000 spectators, Thomas Müller scored 0-1 (16th), star striker Harry Kane was rested by coach Thomas Tuchel. Patrick Sontheimer equalized for third division team 1. FC Saarbrücken before half-time (45’+1) – and then Marcel Gaus (90’+6) shot the outsiders into luck. A knee injury to Matthijs de Ligt further marred Bayern’s evening, who last won the cup in 2020 (see FCB cup history).
Third and fourth division teams in the semi-finals: surprises of the DFB Cup
Tabakovic scores twice: Hertha BSC shoots Mainz 05
1. FSV Mainz 05 suffered their next sporting blow in the DFB Cup and failed miserably in the second round against Hertha BSC. The bottom of the Bundesliga lost 0:3 (0:1) to the capital city team, who play one league lower, on Wednesday and has now been without a win for ten games. Mainz were last able to win in the first round of the cup in mid-August.
Fabian Reese (45th + 3) put the capital city team in the lead with a converted penalty kick in front of 29,621 spectators. Haris Tabakovic (50th/61st) increased the score after the break – among other things, by also scoring from the spot after a Mainz handball. For cash-strapped Hertha, the victory is also worth it from a financial perspective. The clubs receive 862,400 euros for reaching the round of 16.
Lackluster win for Eintracht Frankfurt at Viktoria Köln
Ellyes Skhiri paved the way for last year’s finalist Eintracht Frankfurt to reach the round of 16 in his old hometown. The midfielder, who had played for 1. FC Köln for four years until the summer, scored the only goal for a long time (14th) in Frankfurt’s tough 2-0 (1-0) win on the other side of the Rhine against third division Viktoria Köln. Ansgar Knauff only added in the 90th minute.
Müller in 8th place: The record players in the DFB Cup
Reaching the round of 16 is a good omen for the Hessians: they have only made it past the second round four times in the last nine years, but have since reached at least the semi-finals every time. With now five competitive games in a row without defeat, the trend continues to point upwards under new coach Dino Toppmöller.
Although the performance in the deserved but by no means brilliant victory on Wednesday was rather disappointing. Viktoria, who eliminated first division club Werder Bremen in the first round, have never made it past the second round in eight previous DFB Cup appearances.
1. FC Nürnberg wins in extra time against Hansa Rostock
Joker Felix Lohkemper shot 1. FC Nürnberg into the round of 16 of the DFB Cup in a detention against FC Hansa Rostock. In the emotional duel between two second division teams, the team of former “Club” coach Alois Schwartz stunned with two dry goals at 2:3 (2:2, 0:0) after extra time. The Nuremberg team showed strong taker qualities on Wednesday evening and celebrated their double goalscorer Lohkemper after a really tough game.
Rostock’s first lead by Junior Brumado in the 58th minute was countered by Kanji Okunuki (63rd). After Christian Kinsombi’s (74th) supposed winning goal in front of 28,489 spectators, Lohkemper (90th + 5) saved the Nuremberg team into extra time at the very last minute. With an arc lamp in the 99th minute, the striker even shot his club into the next round. Youngster Can Uzun (120.+1) failed with a penalty kick.
To home page