Football: Dortmund's crisis continues in the German Cup

While Dortmund suffered the next setback, Wolfsburg coach Ralph Hasenhuttl was able to celebrate the victory at home, as did his attacking player, Patrick Wimmer, who was on the field until the 70th minute. For the losers, the sick Marcel Sabitzer came on as a substitute in the 99th minute and did not overlook the decisive goal scored by “The Joker.” » Jonas Wind (116) due to a losing duel. For Borussia Dortmund, a run of 13 out of 16 matches ended with their third consecutive competitive defeat.

On the other hand, two-time cup winners RB Leipzig are in the round of 16. The Saxons had to shudder at times against newly promoted FC St. Pauli, but they eventually prevailed 4:2 (3:1). Baumgartner played a big role in this success. The ÖFB player scored an uncontested header to make it 2-0 in the 17th minute and also set up a double for Youssef Poulsen to make it 3-1.

Baumgartner was replaced in the 69th minute, and Nikola Seewald and Xavier Schlager are still missing due to injury. David Nimitz was just a replacement for the losers. Poulsen once again showed that he is a specialist in the German Cup, after 34 matches he scored 14 goals and provided 15 assists. Leipzig is performing better than last season, when it was eliminated in the second round.

Leverkusen continues to play with ease

Defending champion Bayer Leverkusen showed no weakness in their 3-0 win at home against second-tier team SV Elversberg. Striker Patrik Schick's brace (second and ninth) and Alex Garcia (36th minute free kick) explained it all before the end of the first half. On the other hand, Stuttgart defeated Kaiserslautern, which qualified for last year's final, with a score of 2-1 (1-1) after a difficult battle.

FC Augsburg also reached the round of 16 after a 3-0 victory over Schalke 04, which plays in the struggling second division. While Augsburg celebrated their next success three days after a home league win against Borussia Dortmund, Schalke conceded in the third competitive match. The match under new coach Kees van Winderen is the third defeat.

Cologne fires Kell

The last remaining team in the regional league, Kickers Offenbach, lost 2-0 to second division side Karlsruhe SC (without Christoph Kobald). Two other second-tier teams have already been confirmed to have reached the round of 16. 1. FC Köln surprisingly won 3-0 (1-0) in front of their home fans against newly promoted Holstein Kiel. In a purely second division duel, SSV Jahn Regensburg beat SpVgg in the first match after the dismissal. Coach. Joe Enochs won Greuther Fürth 1-0 (0-0) despite being outnumbered for a long time. The round of 16 will be held on the 3rd and 4th. It is played in December, and the draw takes place on Sunday.