FC Augsburg became the third Bundesliga club to be eliminated in the first round of the DFB Cup.
After Werder Bremen and VfL Bochum, the Swabians failed 0-2 (0-1) at third division club SpVgg Unterhaching. Mathias Fetsch (28th minute) and Boipelo Mashigo (90th + 4) scored the goals for the former Bundesliga club. Otherwise, the favorites prevailed – albeit with some difficulty.
Unsightly scenes in Leipzig
Eintracht Frankfurt won 7-0 (1-0) against regional league team 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig. There were unpleasant scenes in the stands as firecrackers and pyrotechnics flew towards the pitch. The match had to be interrupted for more than ten minutes in the second half; referee Michael Bacher sent both teams to the dressing rooms for more than ten minutes when the score was 3-0 for the Hessians. A large police force was sent inside. The goals for Frankfurt were scored by Kolo Muani (37th), Mario Götze (59th), Omar Marmoush (66th), Eric Dina Ebimbe (86th/90th+14th) and Jessic Ngankam (89th/90th+10th). .
Champions League participants 1. FC Union Berlin clearly showed their limits in the first half with regional league team FC-Astoria Walldorf winning 4-0 (3-0). Robin Knoche (29th/foul penalty), Sheraldo Becker (38th), Diogo Leite (41st) and Janik Haberer (80th) were successful for coach Urs Fischer’s capital team. Also in the evening, second division team SC Paderborn celebrated a 7:0 (3:0) win against regional league team Energie Cottbus. Second division team FC Hansa Rostock only advanced 3-0 on penalties against FSV Frankfurt from the Regionalliga Südwest.
Freiburg wins despite a weak second half
After a weak first half, SC Freiburg managed a 2-0 (0-0) win against Oberliga side SV Oberachern. Christian Günter (60th) and Roland Sallai (77th) made the decision. In this way, coach Christian Streich’s team prevented an exit like that suffered by league rivals Bremen (2:3 at third division Viktoria Köln) and Bochum (1:4 on penalties at third division Arminia Bielefeld) on Saturday.
VfL Wolfsburg had no problems with the upper division team TuS Makkabi Berlin and won 6:0 (2:0). Lukas Nmecha (8th), Jonas Wind (9th), Tiago Tomas (54th/89th), Yannick Gerhardt (57th) and Ridle Baku (79th) scored against the Jewish club from the capital, which was in the competition for the first time was there. Oberliga team Rostocker FC also had no chance at the premiere, having to admit defeat against Bundesliga promoted team 1. FC Heidenheim 0:8 (0:5).
The three-time cup winners Hamburger SV, however, had trouble. The third-place team in the second division only beat third division club Rot-Weiss Essen 4:3 (3:3, 1:1) in extra time. Laszlo Benes (117th) ensured HSV’s celebrated decision late on after Essen had equalized Hamburg’s lead three times.
Second division team 1. FC Kaiserslautern moved into the next round with a 5-0 (3-0) win over upper division club FC Rot-Weiß Koblenz, and league rivals Fortuna Düsseldorf also won 3-1 (2-1) against Bavarian regional league team FV Illertissen.
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