DFB Cup: Two Bundesliga teams are out of the cup – one close, one clear

Borussia Mönchengladbach failed on a bitter cup evening at the expected complicated hurdle SV Darmstadt 98.

DFB Cup: Two Bundesliga teams are out of the cup – one close, one clear

Borussia Mönchengladbach failed on a bitter cup evening at the expected complicated hurdle SV Darmstadt 98. Borussia lost 2-1 (0-1) in the second round of the second Bundesliga match on Tuesday. After the goals of Phillip Tietz (23rd minute) and Aaron Seydel (79th), the Darmstadt team cheered in front of 15,850 spectators in the sold-out stadium at Böllenfalltor about reaching the round of 16. The interim equalizer from Luca Netz (48th) was not enough for Gladbach. And it got even worse for the guests: Both goalkeeper Yann Sommer and national player Jonas Hofmann had to be replaced injured.

The bottom of the Bundesliga, VfL Bochum, was just able to avert a disappointing end in the cup. Thomas Letsch's team won 1-0 (0-0) at third division leaders SV Elversberg and is in the round of 16. The decisive goal in front of 6911 spectators was scored by Anthony Losilla (85th minute). For Letsch it was the second win in four games since taking office in September. The hosts from Saarland had thrown Bayer Leverkusen out of the cup in round one.

With a quiet end in the DFB Cup, coach Frank Kramer has further weakened his position at FC Schalke 04 and has to fear for his job more than ever. The Gelsenkirchen team deservedly lost 1:5 (0:3) in the second round on Tuesday evening at Bundesliga rivals TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. Munas Dabbur (5th and 43rd minute), Angeliño (16th) with his first goal for TSG, Ozan Kabak (51st) and Pavel Kaderabek (63rd) scored in front of 15,633 spectators in Sinsheim against a completely overwhelmed Royal Blues. "Kramer out! Kramer out!" shouted the visiting fans who had traveled with them after the fifth goal conceded.

Four days after the 0: 3 in the league against the Kraichgauer, the Schalke professionals seemed discouraged and unimaginative for long stretches. So it was the fifth competitive defeat in a row for the penultimate table and Kramer, who had recently been given another deadline by the sporting management around sports director Rouven Schröder. It is unclear whether the 50-year-old will still be on the bench in Sunday's game at Hertha BSC.

VfL Wolfsburg barely won the cup derby at Eintracht Braunschweig and reached the top 16. In front of 22,000 spectators, the goals of Mattias Svanberg (8th minute) and Jakub Kaminski (65th) ensured the hard-fought 2-1 (1-1) victory of the ambitious Bundesliga club in the neighborhood duel against the second division promoted team. In the 40th minute, Maurice Multhaup made it 1-1 for the heavily weakened outsider.

The highly emotional derby was accompanied from the start by pyrotechnics and flares from the Wolfsburg fans. During the first half, VfL managing director Jörg Schmadtke went to the fence in the away block to talk to the supporters. The police marched inside the stadium.

RB Leipzig can continue to hope for a successful title defense in the DFB Cup. Coach Marco Rose's team beat second-division soccer club Hamburger SV 4-0 (2-0) on Tuesday and made it through to the round of 16 again. The Dane Yussuf Poulsen scored twice in front of 44,787 spectators (33rd minute/36th). Mohamed Simakan (69th) and Benjamin Henrichs (82nd) ​​increased in the second half for the favorite.

The Champions League participant was also lucky. A long-range shot from HSV professional Miro Muheim hit the crossbar in the 18th minute, then the post and from there back onto the field. Leipzig then made the preliminary decision with two quick counterattacks by Poulsen. Simakan headed in from a corner to make it 3-0, Henrichs also countered to make it 4-0.

Europa League winner Eintracht Frankfurt also had little trouble in his second round game. The 2018 German Cup champions won 2-0 (2-0) at fifth-division club Stuttgarter Kickers. Randal Kolo Muani (11th) scored the early lead (11th) in front of 10,000 spectators. Just six minutes later, Hrvoje Smolcic headed in a Mario Götze corner for Oliver Glasner's team. Against the blatant outsider, however, the Hessians did not manage to shoot out a clearer result after the break.

After beating Werder Bremen 2-0 in the Bundesliga, FSV Mainz 05 clinched their second victory in northern Germany in just a few days. Coach Bo Svensson's team won 3-0 (2-0) in front of 10,100 spectators at fourth division club VfB Lübeck. Alexander Hack (16th), Marcus Ingvartsen (43rd) and Aymen Barkok (88th) scored for Mainz. Second division club 1. FC Nürnberg struggled to a narrow 1-0 (0-0) win against SV Waldhof Mannheim. An own goal by Mannheim's Gerrit Gohlke enabled the team of new club coach Markus Weinzierl to win in front of 17,757 spectators.

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