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DFB-Pokal: Dortmund overcome slow start to beat fifth-tier side 5-0
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DFB-Pokal: Dortmund overcome slow start to beat fifth-tier side 5-0

From Die Zeit · () German

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

At a glance

Newswire From a news agency Outcome reported
  • Borussia Dortmund beat fifth-tier Hamburg Eimsbütteler Ballspiel Club 5-0 in the first round of the DFB-Pokal.
  • Dortmund scored four times before halftime and added one more through Fabio Silva in the second half.
  • The match drew a record 45,917 spectators for a DFB-Pokal game involving a fifth-tier club, while Dortmund also announced Ethan Nwaneri’s loan arrival before kickoff.

Borussia Dortmund needed half an hour to settle, then turned a potentially awkward cup tie into a routine 5-0 victory over Hamburg Eimsbütteler Ballspiel Club at the Volksparkstadion.

The fifth-tier amateurs resisted the German runners-up bravely during the opening stages and even tried to push forward to the delight of their supporters. Dortmund, with Niko Kovac making seven changes from the Bundesliga opener against Hamburg, eventually broke through when Janek Wrede scored an own goal in the 33rd minute. Daniel Svensson added another three minutes later, before Samuele Inacio struck in the 41st minute and again in first-half stoppage time.

Duty fulfilled, I think. We made many changes today, so you first need to find your rhythm and get into the game.

— Marcel SabitzerThe Dortmund midfielder described the team’s slow start after the cup win.

Dortmund kept control after the break, although the visitors added only one more goal. Fabio Silva completed the scoring in the 59th minute. Goalkeeper Alexander Meyer replaced Gregor Kobel, who did not make the squad, while the heavy rotation initially appeared to affect Dortmund’s rhythm.

They did not do badly either. They produced some good counterattacks, but in the end we were composed.

— Marcel SabitzerSabitzer praised the fifth-tier opponents while assessing Dortmund’s performance.

“Duty fulfilled, I think. We made many changes today, so you first need to find your rhythm and get into the game,” Marcel Sabitzer told RTL after the match. He also praised the Hamburg side, saying they had created good counterattacks, while Dortmund ultimately looked composed. “There could have been a few more goals, but we completed the job,” Sabitzer said.

The evening also brought a major transfer announcement before kickoff. Dortmund said it had signed Arsenal’s English attacking player Ethan Nwaneri on a one-year loan to replace the seriously injured Giannis Konstantelias. Konstantelias tore a cruciate ligament in the 2-0 win over Hamburg on Saturday and will miss several months. For the hosts, the consolation was a record crowd of 45,917, with players celebrating afterward as they secured Dortmund shirts.

There could have been a few more goals, but we completed the job.

— Marcel SabitzerHe summed up Dortmund’s 5-0 victory.
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Originally published by Die Zeit in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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