Sunday, August 8th, 2021
Cup troubles against fourth division clubs
Mainz and Cologne painfully avert disgrace
1. FC Köln and 1. FSV Mainz 05 are threatened with embarrassment in the DFB Cup. But the two Bundesliga clubs are nervous about the early knockout and keep their nerve against two brave fourth division clubs in the showdown from the point.
Eintracht Frankfurt and its new coach Oliver Glasner experienced a huge disappointment at the start of the season in the DFB Cup. The Hessian Bundesliga club embarrassed itself at the third division team Waldhof Mannheim and flew out in the first round after a weak performance with 0: 2 (0: 0). “We’re going to take ourselves very, very hard and analyze the game,” announced the coach. “We didn’t have this last belief, this last conviction as a team. Of course this is a very disappointing afternoon.”
Even VfL Wolfsburg, who won with displeasure, is threatened with extinction despite a victory. The Champions League starter prevailed 3-1 (1: 1, 0: 0) in extra time at Preußen Münster, but the fourth division is considering an objection, according to media reports. Wolfsburg had made six changes, but according to the DFB statutes only five changes are allowed. “Yes, we are aware that Wolfsburg has changed six times. We will discuss this internally and decide whether and how we should proceed against it,” said Münster’s manager Peter Niemeyer of “Bild”.
The 1. FC Köln and FSV Mainz 05 only made it through to regional league teams in two penalty thrillers. Cologne prevailed from the point with 4: 2 at FC Carl Zeiss Jena, after 120 minutes it was 1: 1 (1: 1, 0: 1). Mainz had good nerves with the amateurs of SV Elversberg after the 2: 2 (1: 1, 0: 0) after extra time at 8: 7 from the penalty spot – and luck on their side when the 16th penalty hit the crossbar . “It’s always 50:50 on penalties. In the end we deserve to make it through,” said 05 coach Bo Svensson. “My compliments to Elversberg. The performance you have called is worth all honors.”
Selke relieves Hertha from the torments
With more effort than expected, Hertha BSC solved their duties in stoppage time (1-0 in Meppen) and European Cup starter 1. FC Union Berlin (1-0 at Türkgücü Munich) in two third division clubs. In the evening, SC Freiburg also moved in with a close 1-0 (1-0) win at the Würzburger Kickers in round two. Second division Fortuna Düsseldorf celebrated their highest win on Sunday with a 5-0 (3-0) win at VfL Oldenburg; League rival Jahn Regensburg won 3-0 (2-0) at the fourth division club Rot-Weiß Koblenz.
After Werder Bremen (0: 2 in Osnabrück), relegated Schalke did better against an amateur club: With the 4: 1 (1: 1) at the upper division FC Villingen, the team of coach Dimitrios Grammozis became their favorite role after the break just. Hamburger SV followed suit with a 2: 1 (1: 1) at Eintracht Braunschweig. “I think that everyone saw that it was a difficult game for us. Braunschweig did not make it easy for us today. Now we are just happy to have progressed,” said Jan Gyamerah, the man of the match was chosen.
Newcomers SpVgg Greuther Fürth had embarrassed themselves on Saturday at the regional league club SV Babelsberg 05 4-5 (2: 2, 2: 2, 1: 1) on penalties and a week before the season started. On Monday evening there are still four games on the program – and FC Bayern Munich will not be allowed to play until August 25th. The game planned for last Friday had been postponed due to corona cases at the hosts Bremer SV.
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