Borussia Dortmund made it to the round of 16 in the DFB Cup without a shine and ended a turbulent football year in a conciliatory manner. The black and yellow won on Tuesday evening at the second division promoted Eintracht Braunschweig 2-0 (1-0) and thus won the third game under Lucien Favre’s successor Edin Terzic. Defense chief Mats Hummels (12th minute) and Jadon Sancho (90th + 2) scored the goals for the Bundesliga club, which had recently lost in the league at Union Berlin and was thus thrown back further in the title race.
“The first half was a bit slow. We had more control in the second half. We deserved to win, but we could have decided the game a little earlier, “said BVB midfielder Thomas Delaney, adding:” It was a tough year for everyone, including us footballers. ” Live defeat. “We played a good game. We didn’t have the chance to go forward. It didn’t work this time, maybe next time. We leave the field with our heads held high, ”said captain Martin Kobylanski.
Borussia tried hard to live up to their favorite position. Although BVB dominated the game against a deep unity, they were negligent with their chances and left the underdog in the game for a long time.
Dortmund coach Edin Terzic caused a few surprises on his starting line-up. Because young star Youssoufa Moukoko complained of knee problems, Regionalliga striker Steffen Tigges made his professional debut in attack. Captain Marco Reus, on the other hand, initially took a seat on the bench, as did Axel Witzel or Emre Can.
Despite the seven changes, the guests got off to a tailor-made start. Delaney initially missed a free kick from Jadon Sancho, but Hummels was there to give the lead early. However, the foul that led to the free kick was questionable.
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Eintracht, which surprisingly eliminated BVB in the last two cup duels in 1989 and 2005, was often too limited in its efforts. In addition, there were stupid mistakes like goalkeeper Jasmin Fejzic, who messed up the ball, but Julian Brandt didn’t accept the gift (22nd). That almost took revenge in return when Marcel Bär checked BVB keeper Marwin Hitz from a short distance (23rd). After that, the guests had a lot of possession until half-time, but only a good chance thanks to Jude Bellingham’s shot from the post (34th).
Without Mats Hummels, but with renewed vigor, the Dortmunders came out of the cabin. Bellingham (47th) and Brandt (51th) missed the preliminary decision with great opportunities. So the Braunschweiger, who had already switched off Hertha BSC in the first round, could continue to hope for a sensation. Especially when Bär hit the bar after a pass from Suleiman Abdullahi (56th). Then Tigges missed another big chance from Dortmund (85th). So the decision was only made in stoppage time by Sancho.
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