Penalty thriller in the film city: Bundesliga promoted SpVgg Greuther Fürth failed in the first round of the DFB Cup after a disappointing performance. At the regional league club SV Babelsberg 03, the Franks had to admit defeat 4: 5 (2: 2.1: 1) on penalties on Saturday evening and suffered a sensitive mood damper a week before the start of the season in the football upper house.
David Danko converted the decisive penalty for the brave-playing state cup winner of Brandenburg. Previously, goalkeeper Marco Flügel had parried against the Fürth Maximilian Bauer and Branimir Hrgota.
Branimir Hrgota had given Fürth the lead in the 22nd minute with a penalty kick. Marcel Rausch equalized for Babelsberg in front of 3030 spectators in the 37th minute. After Marcus Hoffmann’s goal (70th minute) it looked like a sensation. But Julian Green (85th) brought Fürth back into the game – ultimately in vain.
Babelsberg, whose coach Predrag Uzelac had been replaced by his previous assistant Jörg Buder before the game, qualified for the second round of the cup for the first time in 15 years. In 2006, the club from the film city of Hansa Rostock switched off in round one.
Bremen says goodbye at the Bremer Brücke
VfL Osnabrück once again provided a cup surprise and threw the six-time cup winner Werder Bremen out of the competition in the first round. The second division relegated beat the first division relegated 2-0 (1-0) on Saturday. In front of 5400 spectators at the Bremer Brücke, Maurice Trapp headed in the 44th minute after a corner kick to give him the lead. With a spectacular long-range shot from his own half of the game, Sven Köhler made everything clear in stoppage time (90 + 4). In the DFB Cup, Osnabrück had twice defeated Hamburger SV (2009 and 2017) and Borussia Dortmund (2009) in recent years.
The two northern clubs last played against each other in a competitive game in 1981 and are now in the midst of upheaval after their relegations. This fast-paced and promising game showed, however, that the Osnabrück team are much further ahead than the Bremen team when it comes to rebuilding their team. Werder competed without the two attackers Josh Sargent and Yuya Osako, who are about to transfer to Norwich City in England and Vissel Kobe in Japan, respectively. For them, coach Markus Anfang preferred the Osnabrück-born and former VfL player Felix Agu from the full-back position to the three-man storm. There the 21-year-old had the first big chance of this game after just 30 seconds. The pace continued.
The Osnabrückers played courageously and without frills and had a particularly dangerous weapon in their repertoire: standard situations. Even before Trapp’s opening goal, Lukas Gugganig hit the crossbar after a corner kick (22nd). Werder, on the other hand, was looking for playful solutions. By far the most dangerous Bremer was right winger Eren Dinkci, who failed three times to goalkeeper Philipp Kühn (18./42./65.) And forced VfL coach Daniel Scherning to replace a new opponent at half-time. The second half began with a bar header from Werder striker Niclas Füllkrug (47th). Shortly afterwards, the 28-year-old headed past the gate twice from a similar position (47th / 57th).
Bremen were now much more dangerous, but did not use even the best chances as with two post headers by Nicolai Rapp (74./90.+1). The Osnabrückers continued to play with a lot of passion and commitment, but hardly managed any longer phases of relief. The vocal fans, who kept pushing their team forward, were a great help to VfL. Even before the kick-off, the players had walked across the lawn with a large poster that read: “Finally, bridge roar with you again”.
Burgstaller shoots St. Pauli into the next round
Second division soccer team FC St. Pauli can rely on Guido Burgstaller. The Austrian striker set the course for Hamburg’s 3-2 (1: 1) success in a hard-fought DFB Cup match at the third division club 1. FC Magdeburg with a double. The 32-year-old was successful for Hamburg in the 4th and 58th minutes.
Born in Hamburg, Sirlord Conteh (31st) scored the equalizer in first half. Jakov Medic (40th) brought St. Pauli again in the lead, but Conteh (54th), like Burgstaller, also scored twice and made the deserved 2-2 for the self-sacrificing Magdeburg team. Nevertheless, Burgstaller was the decisive man. The ex-Schalke could not be stopped by three opponents during his dribbling in the fourth minute, then tried to pass, but got the ball back on his foot and was then successful with a direct pick-up to make it 1-0. His second goal was achieved by stabbing after a free kick from the post.
The Millerntor-Elf, who started the season with four points, initially showed the more mature playing system. But Magdeburg, the 1974 European Cup winners, got better and better into the game as the game progressed. They constricted the guests, were not discouraged by the arrears and were able to compensate twice through Conteh. The second goal from Burgstaller meant the decision for the Kiez-Klub.
Nuremberg wins lackluster
Second division club 1. FC Nürnberg lived up to their role as favorites and made it to the second round of the DFB Cup without a shine. The four-time cup winner prevailed 1-0 (0-0) at the regional division SSV Ulm 1846. Joker Taylan Duman (79th) scored the goal for the Franks.
After two draws in the league, the guests in the Danube Stadium tried to control the game. However, there was initially a lack of penetration on the offensive. Felix Lohkemper (9th) missed the only chance in the first half. After the break, the actions of the Nuremberg team became more determined. Lohkemper (50th, 63rd) and Tom Krauss (48th) missed the lead on their good opportunities. The recently substituted Duman then released the favorites.
Leipzig sovereign
Last season’s cup finalist, RB Leipzig, performed its compulsory task in the first round of the DFB Cup just as confidently as VfB Stuttgart and Bayer 04 Leverkusen. In the first competitive game of Jesse Marsch as the new coach of RB Leipzig, the Saxons at SV Sandhausen left no doubts about who is the favorite and won 4-0 (2-0). Bayer 04 Leverkusen won 3-0 (2-0) at the regional club Lok Leipzig, VfB Stuttgart beat the regional league club BFC Dynamo 6-0 (2-0) in Berlin.
There was a spectacular goal at the game of Arminia from Bielefeld at Spielvereinigung Bayreuth, even without extra time. Although the fourth division side stayed with it for a long time, Bielefeld clearly prevailed 6: 3 (2: 1) in the end. FC Augsburg initially fell behind at Greifswalder FC. And even after a 3-1 lead of the guests, the fourth division did not give up and immediately cut back. In the end it was 4: 2 (1: 1) from Augsburg’s point of view.
Kiel and Bochum save themselves in the extension
The fans of the Bundesliga returnees VfL Bochum had to tremble for a long time. At the regional league team Wuppertaler SV, Bochum went into the half-time break with a 0: 1, but saved themselves in extra time. Robert Tesche (111th) then ensured the 2: 1 (1: 1, 0: 1) victory. The decision in favor of Bayern-Schreck Holstein Kiel was also only made in the extension. At the fourth division club SC Weiche Flensburg 08 there was no hit for a long time. It was only in the final minutes of extra time that Kiel, which had stopped Bayern in the second round last season, made the decision to make it 4-2. After 90 minutes it was 0-0. It became a clear matter for the second division Hannover 96. At the regional division Eintracht Norderstedt, the former Bundesliga team celebrated a convincing 4-0 (2-0) victory.
It became a clear matter for the second division side Hannover 96. At the regional division Eintracht Norderstedt, the former Bundesliga side celebrated a convincing victory with 4: 0 (2: 0).
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