Berlin (dpa) – The second part of the second round games in the DFB Cup finally brings the surprises that were missing in part one.
Not only the terrific victory of Borussia Mönchengladbach against record cup winners Bayern Munich and the victory of Karlsruher SC at Bayer Leverkusen stood out on Wednesday evening. A striker and a goalkeeper also caused a sensation. Now everyone is waiting for the draw on Sunday in the ARD “Sportschau” for the round of 16 games on January 18th and 19th.
Historical
That was one of the most used words after the magical football night in Mönchengladbach. Gladbach’s 5-0 win against FC Bayern Munich had something unique: the record cup winners had never lost so high in the DFB Cup, and Bayern had not suffered such a high competitive defeat for 43 years. In the midst of a heated corona discussion, the absent Bayern coach Julian Nagelsmann now has to take off the first title of the season early on. Afterwards Bavaria’s sports director Hasan Salihamidzic spoke of a “collective blackout” on ARD. This evening goes into the club’s chronicle for Borussia. “Oh, how beautiful it is,” rang out through Borussia Park.
Penalty Hero
It is rare for a goalkeeper to become a hero on penalties without saving a single shot. VfL Bochum’s goalkeeper Manuel Riemann, who came on as a substitute for the decision for Michael Esser, scored the decisive 5: 4 against FC Augsburg. Guest player Arne Maier had previously shot over the goal. After the game, the euphoric Bochum supporters celebrated Riemann on the fence in front of the curve, but did not forget his colleagues either: Loud “Michael Esser chants” rounded off the perfect Bochum Cup evening.
Goal scorer as a wild card
Torgarant Anthony Modeste sat on the bench at 1. FC Köln for 72 minutes. Then coach Steffen Baumgart resorted to the resurrected French in the game at VfB Stuttgart. And about half a minute later Modeste was back to operating temperature and scored the opening goal. Five minutes later, with his second goal, he put the final point below the 2-0. Baumgart didn’t want to overestimate Modeste’s role: “The team is decisive. He brought the team over the finish line. “
Missed surprise
SV Waldhof took the lead early on, but then their players ran out of strength. For a long time, the third division team from Mannheim made life difficult for the Bundesliga club Union Berlin, but then had to admit defeat in extra time. Joker Taiwo Awoniyi and double goal scorer Kevin Behrens ultimately led the Köpenicker to the arduous 3-1 success. “We might have saved ourselves the extension,” said Union defender Timo Baumgartl on Sky. The Mannheimers, who had thrown Eintracht Frankfurt out in the first round, also parted ways with their sporting director Jochen Kientz a few hours before the game for reasons unknown.
2nd league among themselves
Second division leader FC St. Pauli has reached the second round for the first time since the 2005/2006 season thanks to a 3-2 win after extra time at SG Dynamo Dresden. St. Pauli’s trainer Timo Schultz was there 16 years ago – as a player. With the 3-0 win against Fortuna Düsseldorf, Hannover 96 made a change from the gloomy everyday life of the league. In the fog, Hansa Rostock kept a clear view of the surprising second division runner-up Jahn Regensburg. In the penalty shootout, the Mecklenburgers create a 4: 2 and move into the round of the last 16 for the first time since 2009.
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