The German Cup has seen an early exit for both of the Bundesliga’s top teams, as Eintracht Frankfurt followed Bayern Munich out of the tournament on Wednesday.
Frankfurt suffered a 3-0 defeat against RB Leipzig, marking the end of a challenging stretch in which they had gone six matches without a win, including five losses. Earlier, Bayern Munich was eliminated in the third round after losing 1-0 at home to defending champions Bayer Leverkusen on Tuesday.
Leipzig took the lead in the 32nd minute with a stunning goal from Benjamin Sesko, who was set up by Antonio Nusa. In the second half, Loïs Openda added two more goals for Leipzig, both assisted by Nusa.
In other matches, Augsburg advanced to the quarterfinals after a dramatic penalty shootout victory over second-division Karlsruher, which ended in a 2-2 draw. Augsburg was on the brink of elimination until Rubén Vargas equalized in stoppage time of extra time. Despite missing an early penalty, Karlsruher’s Marvin Wanitzek converted the first spot-kick in the shootout. However, after all players scored, the decisive moment came when Karlsruher midfielder Robin Heußer had his penalty saved by Finn Dahmen, allowing Maximilian Bauer to score the winning penalty for Augsburg.
Wolfsburg comfortably progressed to the quarterfinals with a 3-0 victory against struggling Hoffenheim.
In a tightly contested all-second division match, Cologne secured a 2-1 win over Hertha Berlin thanks to a penalty in the final minute of extra time. Hertha had played most of the match with ten men after defender Deyovaisio Zeefuik was sent off in the 25th minute for violent conduct. Despite taking an early lead, Hertha conceded five minutes later. Cologne’s Dejan Ljubičić converted the late penalty after Florian Kainz was fouled by Gustav Christensen, denying Hertha a chance at a penalty shootout.
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