2024-08-17 01:01:43
Three Bundesliga clubs had to wait a long time in the first round of the DFB Cup. The decision was only made in the final phase of extra time – almost simultaneously. One team made it even more exciting.
Bundesliga newcomers FC St. Pauli and their new coach Alexander Blessin were able to avert a nasty surprise at the last second in their first competitive match. In their away game in the first round of the DFB Cup, the Hamburg team struggled to a 3:2 (2:2, 0:1) victory after extra time against regional league side Hallescher FC.
In front of Halle’s record crowd of 14,000 spectators in the Leuna Chemie Stadium, Johannes Eggestein (48th), Adam Dzwigala (90th+4) and Lars Ritzka (110th) turned the game in their favor. Halle’s striker Cyrill Akono in the eleventh minute and Marius Hauptmann (63rd) had put the fourth division team in the lead twice.
After a strong start by the visitors with two great chances from new signing Morgan Guilavogui in the first and tenth minutes, St. Pauli’s goalkeeper Vasilj lost the ball to Akono, who only had to push it into the empty goal (11th minute). The Hamburg team then struggled to launch dangerous attacks, seemed sluggish at times and did not play their passes cleanly.
FSV Mainz 05 also made it into the second round with a narrow win against SV Wehen Wiesbaden. In their first game since the departure of top talent Brajan Gruda, Mainz won 3-1 (1-1, 0-1) after extra time against the third division team and just managed to avoid a surprise.
Wiesbaden took the lead through Tarik Gözüsirin (15th minute). The favorites equalized after the break with a goal from Dominik Kohr (59th). Mainz captain Jonathan Burkardt (113th) and Nadiem Amiri (120th+1) made the decision.
TSG Hoffenheim even had to go to a penalty shootout against regional league team Würzburger Kickers. In the end, TSG won 5:3, after 120 minutes the score was 2:2 (1:1). The Bundesliga club came back into the game despite being two goals behind – and then prevented the first first-round exit in nine years from the penalty spot.
Enes Küç (11th) gave the underdogs the lead, an own goal by Kickers defender Ebrahim Farahnak (18th) made it 1-1 at half-time. The renewed deficit by Moritz Hannemann (100th) was then equalized by TSG attacker Marius Bülter (107th). Julian Justvan scored the decisive goal in the penalty shootout.