Bundesliga side Hertha BSC made a fool of themselves in the first round of the DFB Cup under new coach Sandro Schwarz and were eliminated at Eintracht Braunschweig despite an early 2-0 lead. The capital club lost 5: 6 on penalties at the second division promoted team on Sunday. After extra time it was 4: 4 (2: 2, 2: 0).
With a roaring crowd behind them, the lower-class team took control of the spectacular game more and more in the second half and deservedly trumped the first division team in front of 14,126 spectators with a double strike, goals in extra time – and finally threw the Berliners out of the competition on penalties. Berlin’s Marc Oliver Kempf missed the decisive penalty.
Third & fourth division teams in the semi-finals: Surprises in the DFB Cup
FC St. Pauli – Season 2005/06 – Out in the semifinals
After FC St. Pauli (Regionalliga Nord), only one third and one fourth division team from the lower classes made it into the semi-finals of the DFB Cup. The Hamburg failed at Bayern.
The 2005/06 cup season at a glance
Arminia Bielefeld – Season 2014/15 – Out in the semifinals
Arminia Bielefeld (3rd division) escaped the Bayern draw nine years after St. Pauli’s march through in the semifinals, but still lost 4-0 to VfL Wolfsburg.
The 2014/15 cup season at a glance
1. FC Saarbrücken – Season 2019/20 – Out in the semi-finals
Saarbrücken (Regionalliga Südwest) was the only team that made it into the cup semifinals as a fourth division team. That was the end of the game against Bayer Leverkusen.
The 2019/20 cup season at a glance
Eintracht Trier – Season 1997/98 – Out in the semi-finals
Trier experienced its cup highlight as a third division team in the semi-finals of 1998, where it ended in a spectacular penalty shoot-out against MSV Duisburg.
The 1997/98 cup season at a glance
Energie Cottbus – Season 1996/97 – Out in the final
In 1996, Energie Cottbus, who had to bow out in the final against VfB Stuttgart, also managed the feat of advancing to the final as a third division team.
In 1993 Hertha was in the final, albeit the third division reserve team. In the final it was 1-0 for Bayer Leverkusen.
The 1992/93 cup season at a glance
Davie Selke (10′) and Myziane Maolida (42′) initially gave Berlin the lead before Brian Behrendt (63’/penalty) and Lion Lauberbach (66′) scored for Braunschweig. Shortly after the restart, Hertha even conceded the 2:3 through Immanuel Pherai (91st), before Lucas Tousart (103rd) and Dodi Lukebakio (105th) ensured the lead again. But Bryan Henning’s goal (118th), who also scored his team’s last penalty, resulted in a penalty shoot-out.
DFB Cup: Holstein Kiel fails at Waldhof Mannheim
The journey in the DFB Cup came to an early end for Holstein Kiel. The second division failed 3:5 on penalties at third division SV Waldhof Mannheim and was eliminated in the first round. It was 0-0 after extra time. Fridolin Wagner converted the decisive penalty kick for the hosts, who were absolutely equal in the game worth seeing, so that the SVW reached the second round like last year. At that time, the Badeners had eliminated the later Europa League winner Eintracht Frankfurt.
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1999/2000: Adnan Kevric – 8 goals in 6 games for Stuttgarter Kickers
FSV Mainz 05 wins first round match at second division relegated Aue
FSV Mainz 05 also won the fourth DFB Cup duel against FC Erzgebirge Aue. On Sunday evening, the Bundesliga side prevailed 3-0 (1-0). Dominik Kohr (41st) deservedly scored the lead in Mainz in front of 8,446 spectators. Substitute Delano Burgzorg scored the decisive second goal after 70 minutes, before Marcus Ingvartsen made it 3-0 with a hand penalty (79th).
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