Dortmund thrash fifth-tier Hamburg 5-0 in record DFB-Pokal crowd: joint lap of honor follows

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Dortmund thrash fifth-tier Hamburg 5-0 in record DFB-Pokal crowd: joint lap of honor follows
Schalke rally past fourth-tier Hallescher in extra time to reach DFB-Pokal second round
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Borussia Dortmund advanced to the second round of the DFB-Pokal with a 5-0 victory over fifth-tier Hamburg Eimsbütteler Ballspiel Club at Hamburger SV’s Volksparkstadion on Tuesday. The match, originally postponed due to Dortmund’s participation in the Franz-Beckenbauer-Supercup on Aug. 22, saw the Bundesliga side dominate after an initial struggle, with goals from Daniel Svensson, Samuele Inacio (twice), Fabio Silva, and an own goal by HEBC captain Janek Wrede.
A record 45,917 spectators attended the game, the highest ever for a DFB-Pokal match involving a fifth-tier club, according to multiple reports . Wrede, a 33-year-old HSV scouting department employee, opened the scoring in the 33rd minute with an own goal. “Every game needs an opener. In a cup match like this, it’s often an own goal or a set piece. I took pity and put the ball in,” he said afterward .
Dortmund’s goals followed quickly: Svensson struck in the 36th minute, Inacio added two before halftime (41st and 45+2), and Silva completed the scoring in the 59th. BVB coach Niko Kovač rotated his lineup, making seven changes from the weekend’s Bundesliga opener, including starting Alexander Meyer in goal instead of Gregor Kobel, who was not in the squad. “I think we fulfilled our duty. We had a lot of changes, so we needed to find rhythm, but we got the job done,” said midfielder Marcel Sabitzer .
The match ended with an unusual display of sportsmanship: players from both teams took a joint lap of honor, then posed together for a group photo. “The result was secondary. What happened during and after the game—you rarely see that,” Kovač said . HEBC coach Philipp Obloch praised his team’s approach: “If an amateur club gets the chance to play in the DFB-Pokal, this is how you should experience it” .
Before kickoff, Dortmund announced the loan signing of Arsenal’s Ethan Nwaneri as a replacement for injured newcomer Giannis Konstantelias, who suffered a season-ending ACL tear in the Bundesliga opener against Hamburg . The English attacker joins on a one-year deal.
Meanwhile, Bayern Munich, the defending DFB-Pokal champion, will conclude the first round with a match at VfL Osnabrück on Wednesday .
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