DFB Cup conference: BVB into the round of 16 – Werder fail on penalties

DFB Cup: the conference
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Hanover 96 – Borussia Dortmund 0:2 (0:1)

0:1 Arrey-Mbi (11./Eigentor), 0:2 Bellingham (71./Foulelfmeter)

Special incidents: Red card for Adeyemi (Dortmund./85.)

SC Freiburg -FC St. Paul 2:1nV (0:1, 1:1)

0:1 Daschner (42′), 1:1 Ginter (90’+3′), 2:1 Gregoritsch (119′)

SC Paderborn – Werder Bremen 5:4 iE (2:0, 2:2, 2:2)

1:0 Platte (22.), 2:0 Conteh (43.), 2:1 Bittencourt (65.), 2:2 Weiser (84.)

SV Sandhausen – Karlsruher SC 8:7 iE (2:0, 2:2, 2:2)

1:0 Ambrosius (8./Eigentor), 2:0 Zhirov (44.), 2:1 Wanitzek (58./Handelfmeter), 2:2 Breithaupt (72.)

The essentials in brief: Borussia Dortmund and SC Freiburg barely reached the round of 16 of the DFB Cup. Freiburg won the home game against second division soccer club FC St. Pauli 2-1 (1-1, 0-1) after extra time. Lukas Daschner (42nd minute) put the visitors ahead, Matthias Ginter (90th + 3) and Michael Gregoritsch (119th) turned the game around on Wednesday evening.

Also the BVB he reached the round of 16 which was anything but easy. Despite a disappointing performance, Revierclub won 2-0 (1-0) against the second division Hanover 96. Bright Arrey-Mbi (11th minute) with an own goal and Jude Bellingham (71st penalty) scored for BVB. Substitute Karim Adeyemi (85th) was shown the red card for an emergency stop in front of 49,000 spectators.

Werder Bremen are without suspended striker Marvin Ducksch at second division side SC Paderborn in penalty thriller German Cup flew. The promoted team lost 4: 5 (2: 2, 2: 2, 0: 2) on penalties in the second round of the cup against their former league rivals on Wednesday. For a long time, Werder lacked penetrative power in the attack, only an increase in performance in the second half gave coach Ole Werner’s team extra time. In front of 15,000 spectators in a sold out Paderborn stadium, goalkeeper Leopold Zingerle saved Werder’s Leonardo Bittencourt’s penalty, Richmond Tachie converted the decisive try for Paderborn.

With a hard-fought victory in the penalty shootout thriller against Karlsruher SC, the second division soccer club SV Sandhausen made it to the round of 16 of the DFB Cup for the first time since the 2016/17 season. Almost 10:9 (2:2, 2:2, 2:0) after the penalty shootout, the hosts defeated KSC on Wednesday after an initially playful lead of 2:0. KSC defender Marcel Franke missed with his unplaced penalty shot by SVS substitute goalkeeper Nikolai Rehnen. All the shooters had hit first.

BVB without Reus in Hanover

According to media reports, Borussia Dortmund will have to do without Marco Reus in this Wednesday’s DFB Cup match at Hannover 96. The captain did not travel to Lower Saxony with the team for the second round duel (18:00 ). The Ruhr News had reported on it first.

The midfielder left the training ground around half an hour earlier on Tuesday in a private car. The international (33) had been out for almost four weeks and was recovering from an ankle ligament injury and a cold. Reus lost 2-0 against 1. FC Union Berlin replaced at halftime.