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Freiburg averts Pokalaus late
Early own goal helps weak BVB to win
10/19/2022, 7:54 p.m
Although Borussia Dortmund made it into the round of 16 of the DFB Cup, the performance at second division Hannover is not convincing. Last year’s finalist Freiburg escaped the early exit very late, and Werder Bremen also caught up from a deficit. Three out of four games go to overtime.
SC Paderborn – SV Werder Bremen 2: 2 (2: 2, 2: 0) after 120 minutes
The game goes to a penalty shootout.
SV Sandhausen – Karlsruher SC 2: 2 (2: 2, 2: 0) after 120 minutes
The game goes to a penalty shootout.
SC Freiburg – FC St. Pauli 2: 1 (1: 1, 0: 1) after extra time
SC Freiburg only prevented the early end with a show of strength in extra time. 151 days after the final in Berlin, coach Christian Streich’s team made it through to a late goal by Michael Gregoritsch to make it 2-1 (1-1, 0-1) against second-division FC St. Pauli into the round of 16. Matthias Ginter (90+3) forced extra time with his equalizing goal in added time after Lukas Daschner (42′) put Hamburg ahead in front of 33,500 spectators. In the 119th minute, Gregoritsch ensured the decision in favor of the Breisgauer, who had lost the final on penalties against RB Leipzig on May 21st.
Freiburg started with a lot of possession, but the guests from Hamburg interfered early on and had a good chance to score. But Etienne Amenyido’s shot went just over the bar (4th). In the early stages, Freiburg found it difficult to set offensive accents. Breisgauer tried again and again on the left and captain Christian Günter, but it wasn’t until the 30th minute before the Sport-Club became dangerous for the first time: Günter shot from around 20 meters and just missed the lead (30th). .
Daschner’s lead was not enough to surprise St. Pauli.
(Photo: IMAGO/ULMER press photo agency)
While the hosts continued to dominate the game but were harmless, St. Pauli had a top-class chance. Daschner had a lot of space on the right and marched to the penalty area. There he put it across to Amenyido, whose shot from close range was parried by Atubolu (37′). The guests took the lead a short time later: After a mistake by Keven Schlotterbeck, the ball landed at Daschner, who ran alone towards Atubolu and lobbed the ball over the Freiburg goalkeeper, which is a sight to behold (42′).
Streich reacted during the break and made four changes. Gregoritsch, Höfler, Daniel-Kofi Kyereh and Lienhart came into the game. But even then, Freiburg rarely created chances (71′) and St. Pauli continued to wait for a counterattack. But in stoppage time, Ginter struck with a head. In the extra time, Freiburg seemed fresher and created good chances through Lukas Kübler (98th) and Gregoritsch (99th).
Hanover 96 – Borussia Dortmund 0:2 (0:1)
Closely won, hardly shined: The German runners-up Borussia Dortmund did not win more than one mandatory victory. At the second division side Hannover 96, BVB struggled through 2-0 (0-0) and thus reached the round of 16. Significantly, an own goal had to serve for the preliminary decision. Bright Arrey-Mbi deflected a shot from young star Youssoufa Moukoko into the 96 goal in the eleventh minute. Nevertheless, Leo Weinkauf, who, as in the first round, was preferred to goalkeeper Ron-Robert Zieler, did not look good in this scene. Substitute Jude Bellingham made the final score with a penalty kick (71′), Karim Adeyemi saw the red card late for an emergency brake (85′). Captain Marco Reus was absent due to slight ankle problems.
After the quick lead, the guests only managed to control the game for a short time. After half an hour, Lower Saxony had recovered and were close to equalizing twice in the 31st and 32nd minutes, but Gregor Kobel was able to counter it with a foot defense. Donyell Malen (37th) missed the preliminary decision in a promising position.
But although Hummels wasn’t there when the 49,000 spectators kicked off in the sold-out arena, his teammates took his criticism to heart after the game in Berlin. Not only substitute captain Niklas Süle was not above clearing up a situation with a back pass over 20 meters. But moving forward there was a lot to complain about. The fifth in the second division only allowed a few good BVB actions in front of or in their own penalty area. 96 coach Stefan Leitl raised his thumb appreciatively for this several times.
And even in the second half there wasn’t really a class difference. There was no question of a dominance of the guests, on the contrary: Hendrik Weydandt (53rd) missed the equalizer, which would have been deserved in this phase. Terzic had to react for more stability: Hummels and Bellingham were on the pitch from the 62nd minute. But the North Germans kept up the pressure until the Englishman scored from the spot nine minutes after coming on.