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Bayern coach and double winner Hansi Flick with the championship trophy and the DFB-Pokal. Now the opponent is also certain for the first round
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On the final day of the amateurs, the little ones had the chance of big things: Many national cup winners were allowed to play in the first main round of the DFB Cup against Bundesliga clubs in mid-September. Even a fifth division.
Dhe fifth division club 1. FC Düren sensationally won the Mittelrhein-Pokal and thus pulled the big lot: The amateurs from North Rhine-Westphalia face FC Bayern Munich in the first round of the DFB Cup. The club, which was founded only three years ago, defeated the fourth division Alemannia Aachen 1-0 (1-0) in the regional final in Bonn on Saturday. Adis Omerbasic scored the winning goal in the 20th minute.
Düren, whose president Wolfgang Spelthahn is an ardent Bayern fan, will now receive the defending champion on September 11th at 8.45 p.m. The game will be broadcast live on Sport1, which guarantees additional income. Borussia Dortmund was already drawn to third division club MSV Duisburg on July 26th.
The traditional club Rot-Weiss Essen has also qualified for the main round of the DFB Cup thanks to Simon Engelmann and can look forward to a duel with first division promoted Arminia Bielefeld. In the first ghost final in the history of the Niederrhein Cup, the RWE attacker contributed three hits (39th / 56th / 82nd minute penalty) to the regional division’s 3-1 (1-0) success over the top division on Saturday 1. FC Kleve at.
Regional soccer team Eintracht Norderstedt won the Hamburg Cup on the final day of the amateurs and can now compete in the first main round of the DFB Cup (September 11th to 14th) against the cup finalists Bayer Leverkusen. The team of coach Jens Martens prevailed on Saturday against the lower league club TSV Sasel with 5: 1 (2: 1). In addition to the trophy, reward is now a top-class opponent, as for many little ones.
Jena, Chemnitz and Fürstenwalde against Bundesliga clubs
FC Carl Zeiss Jena has won the Thuringian Football Cup for the eleventh time. The third division relegated team prevailed against FSV Martinroda, who was completely overwhelmed in the end, with 8: 2 (3: 1) and will now face Werder Bremen in the first main round of the DFB Cup.
Regional league team Chemnitzer FC won the State Cup of Saxony. Coach Daniel Berlinski’s team prevailed 2-1 (1-0) in the final at FC Eilenburg and will now face TSG Hoffenheim. The game in the Ilburg Stadium saw 1000 spectators.
Regional league team FSV Union Fürstenwalde won the Brandenburg State Cup for the first time. The team of coach Matthias Maucksch prevailed in the final against league rivals SV Babelsberg 03 with 2: 1 (2: 0). Fürstenwalde will face VfL Wolfsburg in the first round.
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