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Borussia Dortmund celebrate 5-0 win in record-attendance DFB-Pokal match

From Der Standard · () German

Translated from German and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Borussia Dortmund beat fifth-tier HEBC 5-0 in the opening round of the DFB-Pokal.
  • The match drew 45,917 spectators, a record for a German Cup game involving a fifth-tier club.
  • HEBC moved the fixture to Hamburgโ€™s Volkspark because its home ground could hold only 2,500 people.

HEBC may have lost 5-0 to Borussia Dortmund, but the Hamburg fifth-tier club still made DFB-Pokal history in front of 45,917 fans.

The crowd set a record for a German Cup match involving a fifth-tier team. HEBC had moved the game from its Professor-Reinmรผller-Platz ground, which has only 2,500 seats, to Hamburgโ€™s Volksparkstadion to accommodate the interest.

Dortmund, coached by Niko Kovaฤ, had little trouble clearing its first-round hurdle. The Bundesliga side led 4-0 at halftime and completed the victory with a fifth goal after HEBCโ€™s brief hopes of a major upset had lasted for about half an hour.

Despite the heavy defeat, the Hamburg-Eimsbรผtteler Ballspiel-Club had plenty to celebrate. โ€œEveryone had fun,โ€ Dortmund midfielder Marcel Sabitzer said.

Everyone had fun.

โ€” Marcel SabitzerThe Dortmund midfielder summed up the atmosphere at the record-attendance cup match.
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