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Borussia Dortmund will meet Hannover 96 away from home in the second round of the DFB Cup on 18 or 19 October. That was the result of Sunday evening’s draw at the German Football Museum. Lower Saxony occupies fifth place in the 2nd Bundesliga after seven match days. Most recently, four wins in a row.
Sixth cup duel between Borussia Dortmund and Hannover 96
In the history of the cup, there have been five duels between BVB and H96 so far. Hannover won the first four ties, Dortmund won their last meeting so far in December 2012 5-1. They last met in the Bundesliga in January 2019 (5-1 for BVB).
Record winner FC Bayern Munich are dealing with a Bundesliga competitor. The Munich team faces FC Augsburg away. Holders RB Leipzig welcome Hamburger SV at home, while last year’s finalists SC Freiburg host FC St. Pauli. Paralympic swimmer Josia Topf, who was born without arms, knees and legs of two different lengths, equalized using a ladle.
All matches of the second round of the cup at a glance:
SV Darmstadt 98 – Borussia Monchengladbach
Jahn Regensburg – Fortuna Dusseldorf
Union Berlin – 1. FC Heidenheim
SC Paderborn versus Werder Bremen
VfB Stuttgart – Arminia Bielefeld
TSG Hoffenheim vs FC Schalke 04
SV Sandhausen–Karlsruher SC
FC Augsburg – FC Bayern Munich
RB Leipzig vs Hamburg SV
SC Freiburg – FC St. Pauli
Hanover 96-Borussia Dortmund
Eintracht Braunschweig v VfL Wolfsburg
Waldhof Mannheim – 1. FC Nuremberg
SV Elversberg – VfL Bochum
Stuttgart Kickers – Eintracht Frankfurt
VfB Lübeck – FSV Mainz 05
Term: The cup second round matches will be played on 18 and 19 October. The other dates: Round of 16 (31 January/1 February 2023 and 7/8 February 2023), Quarter-finals: (4/5 April 2023), Semi-finals: 2nd/3rd May 2023, Final (3 June 2023)
With dpa material
