The cup game in Saarbrücken cannot take place. The reason is heavy rains.
The last quarter-final of the DFB Cup between 1. FC Saarbrücken and Borussia Mönchengladbach was canceled after heavy rain. The German Football Association announced that the field conditions in the Ludwigsparkstadion did not allow the game to be played regularly.
Lineups yet to be published
Large pools of water had formed on the lawn of Saarbrücken’s Ludwigsparkstadion. Helpers tried to dry the area with leaf blowers, but were ultimately unable to do so sufficiently. Referee Florian Badstübner initially sent both teams onto the field to warm up, but seven minutes before the scheduled kick-off at 8:45 p.m. the cancellation followed to the whistles of the fans. The Gladbach supporters fired pyrotechnics that they had brought with them.
When both delegations arrived at the stadium around two hours before the scheduled kick-off time, they were very surprised. Although it had rained all day in Saarland, most people hadn’t expected the place to be so affected. So the hustle and bustle quickly began on the sidelines and there were many discussions. Official lineups were published 70 minutes before the scheduled kick-off time. “We have to wait and see what happens,” Mönchengladbach’s sports director Nils Schmadtke told the German Press Agency and added with a laugh: “We definitely don’t have the rubber boots with us.”
Curious: At the end of October, the third division game against Dynamo Dresden in Saarbrücken was canceled because the pitch was unplayable after heavy rain. The second round cup game against FC Bayern Munich three days later was therefore hanging in the balance for a long time. The game was ultimately able to be played, with Saarbrücken sensationally knocking the record champions and record cup winners out of the competition with a 2-1 score.