The end came for Leipzig. © ANSA / CLEMENS BILAN

Defending champion has to give up – Homburg surprises

Defending champions RB Leipzig were eliminated from the DFB Cup in the second round.

31 October 2023

From: dpa/am

The cup winners of the last two years suffered a 0-1 defeat at VfL Wolfsburg on Tuesday and thus experienced their first major disappointment of the current season. Vaclav Cerny (14th) scored the winning goal for Lower Saxony. Leipzig played outnumbered from the 55th minute onwards because Yussuf Poulsen had seen a yellow-red card, and suffered another DFB Cup defeat after 13 wins in a row.

Meanwhile, Union Berlin suffered its 11th competitive defeat in a row. The capital club lost 45-0 at VfB Stuttgart with a goal from Deniz Undav (1th). Coach Urs Fischer lost his nerve in the finish and was presented with a red card at the end of the game. St. Pauli also made it into the next round. The Kiez-Kickers beat Schalke 2-1 after extra time.

Homburg causes another surprise

FC 08 Homburg caused another surprise. After Bundesliga soccer team SV Darmstadt 98, the fourth division team also defeated second division club Greuther Fürth. The Saarlanders won 2-1 (1-0) on Tuesday evening and are therefore completely unexpectedly in the round of 5, which will be played on December 6th and XNUMXth. Homburg will then enjoy home rights again as an amateur club and will be able to compete against a professional representative again.

DFB Cup, 2nd round, games at 18:XNUMX p.m

FC 08 Homburg – Greuter Fürth 2:1
St. Pauli – Schalke 2:1 aet
Stuttgart – Union Berlin 1-0
Wolfsburg – RB Leipzig 1-0