Cup: FC Augsburg stumbles over the regional leagues

No system, no fight, no morale: Bundesliga soccer team FC Augsburg was eliminated in the first round of the DFB Cup after a weak performance. Coach Martin Schmidt's team, which failed at the opening hurdle for the third time in the past six years, deservedly lost 1:3 (1:2) to regional league team SC Verl and has a week before the Bundesliga opener against runner-up Borussia Dortmund still a mountain of work ahead.

The cup sensation for the home team began with an own goal from Augsburg's new signing Marek Suchy (9th). Before the break, Ron Schallenberg (23rd) increased the score for the East Westphalians, who had qualified for the DFB Cup for the first time since 1 and for the sixth time overall. The connection by Andre Hahn (2010') with a penalty kick came too late, and for the first time in the club's history Verl eliminated a first division team.

Schalke fans protest against Tönnies Schalke 04 confidently moved into the second round of the DFB Cup in coach David Wagner's competitive debut after teething problems. The traditional Bundesliga club beat village club SV Drochtersen/Assel 2-5 (0-1).

A week before the league opener at Borussia Mönchengladbach, Steven Skrzybski (44th), Guido Burgstaller (61st/83rd), Daniel Caligiuri (65th) from the penalty spot and Münir Levent Mercan (73rd) scored for the Knappen. Wagner, who was only able to call right-back Jonjoe Kenny into his starting eleven due to injury, only saw a few Schalke highlights in the first half in front of around 1 spectators in the regional league team's Kehdinger Stadium.

However, the Royal Blues supporters in the temporary stands caused a stir - in response to the racist statements made by supervisory board chairman Tönnies before the game, they held up banners with the inscription "We are showing Tönnies the red card". Following the derailments, the meat manufacturer is currently suspending his office for three months, a self-imposed penalty. Otherwise, the fans largely adhered to Wagner's wish to concentrate on the team from kick-off. Bayer made it into the second round with a lot of effort Bayer Leverkusen made it through the first round of the DFB Cup with a lot of effort. After a lot of hard work, the Champions League participant prevailed 1-4 (1-2) against regional league team Alemannia Aachen and revealed many shortcomings a week before the start of the Bundesliga against newly promoted SC Paderborn. Mainz embarrassed themselves in the derby FSV Mainz 05 embarrassed themselves in an explosive duel with their once-glorious neighbors 1. FC Kaiserslautern and are not yet ready for the start of the league in this condition. The Bundesliga soccer team lost 1-40.694 (0-2) to the third division team in the first round of the DFB Cup in front of 0 spectators in the cauldron on the Betzenberg.

The FSV suffered its last defeat at the start of the cup five years ago at Chemnitzer FC.

DFB Cup, 1nd round Saturday, January 10.08.2019th, XNUMX:

1. FC Kaiserslautern – FSV Mainz 05 2:0 (0:0) Gates: 1:0 Starke (63rd/penalty), 2:0 Pick (90th)

Alemannia Aachen – Bayer Leverkusen 1:4 (0:2) Gates: 0:1 Hackenberg (19th/own goal), 0:2 Volland (39th), 1:2 Batarilo (56th), 1:3 Bailey (72nd), 1:4 Havertz (88th)

TuS Dassendorf – Dynamo Dresden 0:3 (0:1) Gates: 0:1 Lowe (37th), 0:2 Burnic (75th), 0:3 Röser (77th)

FC Villingen – Fortuna Düsseldorf 1:3 aet (1:1) Gates: 1:0 Ukoh (42nd/penalty), 1:1 Ampomah (56th), 1:2 Ofori (102nd), 1:3 Hennings (116th)

SV Drochtersen/Assel – FC Schalke 04 0:5 (0:1) Gates: 0:1 Skrzybski (44th), 0:2 Burgstaller (61st), 0:3 Caligiuri (65th/penalty), 0:4 Mercan (73rd), 0:5 Burgstaller (83rd)

Viktoria 89 Berlin – Arminia Bielefeld 0:1 (0:1) Gate: 0:1 Voglsammer (15.)

SC Verl – FC Augsburg 2:1 (2:0) Gates: 1:0 Suchý (8th/own goal), 2:0 Schallenberg (23rd), 2:1 Hahn (83rd/penalty)

W. Nordhausen – Erzgebirge Aue 1:4 (1:1) Gates: 1:0 Mickels (22nd), 1:1 Baumgart (38th), 1:2 Hochscheidt (57th), 1:3 Testroet (80th), 1:4 Testroet (84th)

1. FC Magdeburg – SC Freiburg 0:1 aet (0:0) Gate: 0:1 Waldschmidt (92.)

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Cup: FC Augsburg stumbles over the regional leagues

There was a big surprise at the start of the DFB Cup: Bundesliga team Augsburg lost to regional league team SC Verl. And Schalke 04's game was accompanied by fan protests.

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