The first four games of the round of 16 of the 2020/21 DFB Cup season rose on Tuesday. The games had everything to offer that makes the competition. Especially the sensational victory of Rot-Weiss Essen against Bayer Leverkusen and the flattering trembling win of BVB against SC Paderborn caused a stir.
Borussia Dortmund – SC Paderborn
Edin Terzic (coach Borussia Dortmund): “I have not yet seen the scene to 3-2 on TV. From the sideline, it was about whether there had been a slight ball contact when the pass to Erling Haaland. That took forever and went back and forth. Ten seconds meant it offside, then again not. But it is difficult for me to have an exact opinion. “
Steffen Baumgart (Trainer SC Paderborn): “The referee declared the winning goal. He had the perception that the ball was played by our player. At least I would have expected him to look at it again. I don’t see any change in the ball, that’s an absolute cheek. To play a game like that, to make a touch of the ball out of it. That is a cheek. That is an absolute cheek. It’s getting ridiculous. Not going out to look at it, that annoys me. We make a fool of ourselves. Respect means also to look at the shit and not kick the little one’s ass again. We stand there and freeze our asses for seven minutes. This is about two million for us! I’m not a public company, we fight for every tired mark . “
Uwe Hünemeier (SC Paderborn): “We were very close. The referee decided that way in the end. It’s a shame to lose this way. Still, we can be proud of ourselves.”
Werder Bremen – SpVgg Greuther Fürth
Florian Kohfeldt (coach Werder Bremen): “It was a well-deserved win, actually too low. We were very focused, we had a lot of ball conquests and created many chances. The only drawback is that we could have scored more goals.”
Stefan Leitl (coach SpVgg Greuther Fürth): “The first 25 minutes we weren’t quite as good on the defensive. Especially in the second half we tried to take over the command. The way the guys performed at the Bundesliga club today makes us happy and makes us happy us courage for the tasks ahead. “
Rot-Weiss Essen – Bayer Leverkusen
Christian Neidhart (Trainer Rot-Weiss Essen): “We wanted to keep the game open for a long time and we managed to do that for 120 minutes. We were certainly lucky in some situations in one or the other phase and an outstanding Davari in goal, who then kept us in the game We were lucky that half-time came after we conceded and we were able to make a short change. Then Leverkusen was passive and we took advantage of the moment. You can’t write a better script for a game like this. We’re really proud of the guys. “
Peter Bosz (coach Bayer Leverkusen):: “Congratulations to Christian and Rot-Weiss Essen. You rightly won tonight. You played a very good game. But still I’m angry and disappointed that we didn’t win tonight. The first half wasn’t good The second half was better, we had a lot of chances to score. And that’s the problem at the moment, we don’t shoot things in. Then extra time comes. And if you lead 1-0 then you can do that with this experience never give up in the team again. “
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