The quarter-finals in the DFB Cup between third division team 1. FC Saarbrücken and Borussia Mönchengladbach will take place on March 12th (8:30 p.m./ZDF and Sky). This was announced by the German Football Association.
The game was canceled on Wednesday after heavy rain made the pitch soft. There is no functioning drainage in the Ludwigspark in Saarbrücken.
“It’s good that the DFB was able to quickly find a new date,” said Gladbach’s sports director Roland Virkus: “Now it will be important that the space in the Ludwigsparkstadion allows the game to be played regularly on this match date.”
Since many tickets have become unusable due to the wetness, Borussia will receive a new contingent of guests, the Bundesliga club announced. All previous ticket buyers will receive new tickets, the old ones will no longer be valid.
The draw will still take place as planned on Saturday at 11 p.m. in the ZDF sports studio. In the pot are Bayer Leverkusen, Fortuna Düsseldorf, 1. FC Kaiserslautern and a double draw (Saarbrücken/Mönchengladbach).