45. Min
18:51
Mid-term conclusion:
In the second division duel of the early DFB Cup evening, SV Sandhausen leads 2-0 after 45 minutes against Karlsruher SC – almost everything has been perfect for the home side so far. Because purely in terms of possession, KSC was the dominant team as far as possible, but they were hardly able to create any chances and looked bad at the back with both goals conceded. In the eighth minute, Ambrosius kneed the ball in a high arc into his own goal. Shortly thereafter, Christian Kinsombi already had the great chance to make it 2-0, but failed (12th). For a long time, both teams were unable to create any major opportunities before Zhirov punished a weak defense by KSC keeper Gersbeck after a half-court free-kick just before half-time (43′).
45. Min
18:48
End of 1st half
45. Min
18:48
Shortly before the half-time whistle, the SVS scores at a psychologically important time – as the saying goes…
45. Min
18:47
Official injury time (minutes): 2
44. Min
18:44
Tooor for SV Sandhausen, 2:0 by Aleksandr Zhirov
Sandtown increased! The free kick resulting from Wanitzek’s foul initiates the situation. Esswein’s cross doesn’t really look that dangerous, Gersbeck storms out and punches the ball away from the penalty spot. In doing so, however, he meets opponent David Kinsombi, from whose thigh the toy flies unintentionally at Zhirov’s feet. The central defender doesn’t hesitate and welds the shot from the second row past Gersbeck, who is well in front of his own goal, into the net.
43. Min
18:43
Yellow card for Marvin Wanitzek (Karlsruher SC)
Wanitzek goes down to tackle in defensive work, but Christian Kinsombi shields the ball well on the left touchline. So the Karlsruher only meets the opponent.
42. Min
18:43
…the leather rests slightly offset to the right. Heise takes care of the matter, but chases the free kick into the wall on the left.
41. Min
18:42
Papela is clearly too late against Wanitzek about 18 meters in front of his own goal and climbs onto his feet. Free kick from a good position…
39. Min
18:41
Ajdini crosses sharply and flatly in the direction of the sixteen limit, where Ademi places the ball on his right foot with a dynamic action and volleys it off. The shot is deflected.
38. Min
18:40
Nebel rises highest when entering from the right, but the header comes lax and in the middle.
37. Min
18:39
The sand houses take a short free kick in the right half field, David Kinsombi’s cross attempt from a little closer position is blocked. Brother Christian gets the ball and tries a one-on-one action, missing the target on the right with a weak shot from the second row.
35. Min
18:35
On the other hand, keeper Gersbeck is awake and intercepts a half-jumping through ball near the edge of the penalty area in front of the opposing player.
34. Min
18:35
Heise’s half-field free-kick was hit far too close to the opposing goal, which is safe prey for SVS keeper Drewes.
32. Min
18:33
Batmaz is sought out with a high through ball, but the pass flies a little too far out so that Ajdini can clear.
31. Min
18:31
Heise sends a dropkick with his right foot from about twenty meters away, a good meter past the left goalpost.
30. Min
18:30
Especially in the duels, the Kurpfälzer Stand now have the edge. They look a bit snappier in these. Karlsruher SC makes the game and looks for gaps in the opposing defensive network.
27. Min
18:27
Most of the time, the Badeners lead the ball in their ranks, but so far this has rarely happened with offensive speed increases or other creative advances.
25. Min
18:26
If the ball is stationary from the left, the ball slips through the KSC penalty area. Zhirov escaped for the sand houses at the second post, but just missed the cross.
23. Min
18:24
A somewhat more hopeful attack from Karlsruhe: Gondorf’s crosses are initially a bit imprecise, then Wanitzek puts the ball in a good position for Nebel – also a bit too imprecise.
21. Min
18:22
Shortly thereafter, a Karlsruhe corner kick ended again in a standard for Sandhausen, this time the ball was out of bounds in the air.
19. Min
18:20
… Schleusener comes to the headball from said corner kick, but has used his arms too much – offensive foul.
18. Min
18:19
Philip Heise’s free-kick cross is too short and is initially defused by the SVS, Breithaupt finally gets the next set piece at the corner flag…
16. Min
18:17
But the KSC is getting stronger. Thiede has a lot of space on the right half and wants to try it with violence from a long distance. He shoots his own teammate.
15. Min
18:16
Batmaz sends a sharp cross in front of the opposing box, the incoming Wanitzek just misses the game device on the first post.
13. Min
18:15
On the other hand, Schleusener gets the ball promisingly, but stumbles and lands on the ground.
12. Min
18:14
The next KSC blunder takes care of that SVS great opportunity! In front of the edge of the penalty area, Franke wants to clear the ball with a volley, but doesn’t hit the ball or just grazes it very slightly. Behind him, Christian Kinsombi picks up the ball and is free in front of Gersbeck, who reacts quickly, rushes out and saves with a great reflex.
11. Min
18:12
For SV Sandhausen this is of course a tailor-made start. Now the host can concentrate on compact defending.
8. Min
18:08
Tooor for SV Sandhausen, 1:0 by Stephan Ambrosius (own goal)
The first well-performed attack puts the home side in the lead – but a KSC player nets! SVS combines well from midfield, Christian Kinsombi pushes the ball forward and plays it in front of Philipp Ochs, who started on the left wing. He brings the ball towards the penalty spot at full speed, where Ambrosius wants to clarify. With his back to the field, he walks to the ball with half-height leg and puts the ball with his knee over his keeper into the far corner of his own goal.
5. Min
18:05
The first shot is of a harmless nature: Schleusener is staged via a cross from the left half-field, but his header is too unplaced and sails over the crossbar.
4. Min
18:04
It starts at a leisurely pace in Sandhausen. Karlsruhe initially takes control a bit, but is not yet seriously pushing in the direction of the opposing penalty area.
1. Min
18:03
Martin Petersen, the referee, whistles the game. Sandhausen wears white jerseys, KSC plays in yellow and red.
17:56
At SVS, Alois Schwartz made two changes to the defensive line: Höhn played in central defense and Ochs played in the left back instead of Dumic and Sicker. Striker Ademi also sends Trybull to the bench, so Esswein is likely to move back a little.
17:52
Last week, KSC central defender Marcel Franke made positive headlines because he had a good reason for not being able to play against Darmstadt: a stem cell donation. He plays alongside Ambrosius again, relegating Kobald to the bench. Thiede plays to his right at full-back instead of Jung. Otherwise, the starting eleven looks the same as in the home defeat against leaders Darmstadt.
17:47
The shape curve of both teams is not particularly striking: KSC won two of their three games after a previous dry spell in October, but lost 2-1 against SV Darmstadt on Saturday. Sandhausen took every outcome this month with it: There was a draw in Fürth, SVS narrowly won against Magdeburg and SC Paderborn lost 3-0 away on Sunday.
17:46
Things have been going a little better for Baden so far this season, with Karlsruher SC having five points more than Sandhausen.
17:32
Things are very different at Karlsruher SC and the memories are still very fresh: last season they reached the quarter-finals, where they lost to Hamburger SV on penalties. Christian Eichner’s team eliminated Sportfreunde Lotte (first round) and third division team 1860 Munich (round of 16) as favourites, managed to surprise Bayer Leverkusen in round two and beat the Werkself 2-1 away. Christian Eichner would like to repeat such a “great journey” this season.
17:22
The SVS is not really known for a long cup trip anyway. Since moving up to the second division in 2012, Sandhausen has only made it past the second round twice, and in the round of 16 it was the end of the season against Frankfurt (2013/14) and Schalke (2016/17).
17:17
The two clubs only met once in the DFB Cup and that was a while ago: 1993/94 in the first round, Karlsruhe won 4-1 away. At that time, however, the role of favorites was even clearer: KSC was an established Bundesliga club, Sandhausen in the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg, the third division at the time. In the third round, however, the KSC cup season was over quite quickly.
17:09
The two clubs have already played the first round duel in the league. On the fourth day of the game, KSC won 3-2 at home in the Wildpark Stadium and thus extended the positive direct comparison to seven games with four draws and four defeats – as far as the league is concerned.
17:00
Second division duel in the cup: SV Sandhausen welcomes Karlsruher SC in the second round of the DFB cup early on Wednesday evening. The game will be kicked off at 6 p.m. in the Sandhäuser BWT Stadium in Hardtwald.
