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: 0) after 90 minutes
The game goes into overtime.
SV Sandhausen – Karlsruher SC 2: 2 (2: 0) after 90 minutes
The game goes into overtime.
SC Freiburg – FC St. Pauli 1: 1 (0: 1) after 90 minutes
The game goes into overtime.
Hannover 96 – Borussia Dortmund 0:2 (0:1)
Closely won, hardly shined: The German runners-up Borussia Dortmund did not win more than one mandatory win. 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 was not 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 to be seen. There was no question of a dominance of the guests, on the contrary: Hendrik Weydandt (53rd) missed the equalizer that 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.
