The Karlsruher SC had caught the easiest lot on paper and solved the task at the third division TSV 1860 Munich successful. In the round before he had KSC knocked out a Bundesliga side by winning 2-1 at Bayer Leverkusen.
After 5-0 against Bayern 0-3 in Hanover
This result was lost that evening in late October 2021 because Borussia Mönchengladbach’s 5-0 win over the FC Bavaria outshined everything. Just those Gladbachers had calculated good chances of winning the cup because they had eliminated the Munich record winners and Dortmund had stumbled at St. Pauli. That was admitted by captain Lars Stindl after his side slipped off after a 3-0 defeat at his former club Hannover 96 on Wednesday.
It was a defeat that was rather too low, because the twelfth place in the second division, who found their way back under their new coach Christoph Dabrowski, missed a few very good opportunities.
Four second division teams, four deserved advancements. Goalkeeper Ron-Robert Zieler from Hannover 96 also spoke for the league rivals: “Each of us can dream. We’ve seen that anything is possible: today, yesterday. You can beat the favorites. We’ve proven it impressively.”
Exciting championship
Hannover 96, HSV, city rivals FC St. Pauli, 1. FC Nuremberg, the SG Dynamo Dresden and FC Hansa Rostock, which at least made it to the round of 16 and failed there with an honorable 0:2 at RB Leipzig, plus the two relegated teams Schalke 04 and Werder Bremen: The 2nd division already has an excellent name in terms of names Call. It confirmed him in the exciting championship and now also in the DFB Cup.