The Hessians clearly prevail in the second division promoted and reach the next round. The game begins wildly – then unrest sets in.
That was hard work for Eintracht Frankfurt. The Europa League winner won on Monday evening in the first round of the DFB Cup 4-0 (2-0) at second division promoted 1. FC Magdeburg – but more because of incidents off the pitch. Because the game was overshadowed by unpleasant incidents in the stands: both in the Magdeburg block and in the guest stands, pyrotechnics were repeatedly ignited at the start of the second half and sometimes shot onto the pitch. The 2nd round had to be started late.
Daichi Kamada (4th, 59th), Jesper Lindström (31st) and Lucas Alario (90th + 1) scored in Mario Götze’s first competitive match to win the Hessian team, on the other side Andreas Müller missed the chance to equalize quickly , when he failed to take a penalty from Frankfurt keeper Kevin Trapp (7th).
Magdeburg could have fought back
Götze, who came from PSV Eindhoven and is in the front of the triangle with Rafael Borre and Lindström, sent Filip Kostic down the left flank with a nice one-two. In the classic Frankfurt style, the Serb laid flat in the backcourt, from where Kamada shot in without any problems.
In an entertaining early phase, both teams ran with a lot of energy – and Magdeburg could have struck back immediately when Tuta (6th) fouled FCM professional Leonardo Scienza in the penalty area. But Müller’s nerves failed at first and then Leon Bell Bell also put the margin on the crossbar. A second setback in a very short time, but it didn’t upset the hosts immediately.