In the second round of the DFB Pokal, Dynamo Dresden secured a 2-0 victory over Bundesliga side Schalke 04, thereby eliminating the “Königsblauen” from the competition. Although the away team had the only notable scoring opportunity in the first half-a header by Hee-Chan Hwang was decisively saved by Dresden goalkeeper Lennart Grill’s strong reflex-the Dresdener took the lead in the 53rd minute through Patrice Covic. Dresden maintained a tenacious and determined performance afterward, which proved to be the decisive factor. Christoph Daferner sealed the victory in the 88th minute with a header following a corner kick. Schalke was unable to find any response.
Elsewhere, there were no major upsets. VfL Wolfsburg succumbed to SC Freiburg, losing 3-2 despite having led for a significant period. Meanwhile, the lower-division side SSV Jeddeloh II concluded its cup run with a 0-2 defeat against Hertha BSC. The matchup between Bundesliga clubs SC Paderborn and VfB Stuttgart ended 0-1.
