BOYS IN BROWN TO HOST EINTRACHT FRANKFURT IN DFB CUP ROUND 2
Sunday, 18. August 2019, 19:00 Uhr
The draw for the second round of the DFB Cup was made at the German Football Museum on Sunday evening. Former Germany international Christoph Metzelder pulled the teams out of the pot and handed the Boys in Brown a home tie against Bundesliga outfit Eintracht Frankfurt at the end of October.
Frankfurt, who lifted the trophy in 2018, were involved in a cup thriller in the first round. Adi Hütter's Eagles came from behind twice to win 5-3 at newly promoted third-division side Waldhof Mannheim thanks to an uninterrupted hat-trick from Ante Rebic in the closing stages.
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REACTION TO THE DRAW
Director of sport Andreas Bornemann: "You always hope for a home tie against a team you have a chance of beating. We got the home tie but we're up against a team who have been among the absolute winners in German football in the last two or three years. They nearly went down three years ago but since then they've been on the up and up and in 2018 they won the cup. It's a big challenge in footballing terms, but we have confidence in ourselves at the Millerntor, especially in a cup-tie when there has to be a winner. We're up for a cup battle and I'm looking forward to it."
Head coach Jos Luhukay: "I'm really pleased we've got a home game. Frankfurt were outstanding in the league last season and in the Europa League as well. It's an attractive tie for us and we're looking forward to a super cup game at the Millerntor."
Daniel Buballa: "The longer the draw went on, the closer we got to a derby. When there were only four teams left in the pot, all I wanted was a home game, and thankfully that's what we got. Eintracht Frankfurt are a huge challenge for us in footballing terms. Last year they powered their way to the semi-finals of the Europa League. We go into the tie as clear outsiders."
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THE SECOND ROUND DRAW IN FULL
FC Kaiserslautern v FC Nürnberg
SC Verl v Holstein Kiel
MSV Duisburg v TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
FC Saarbrücken v FC Cologne
SV Darmstadt 98 v Karlsruher SC
Bayer Leverkusen v SC Paderborn
SC Freiburg v FC Union Berlin
Fortuna Düsseldorf v FC Erzgebirge Aue
VfL Bochum v Bayern Munich
Arminia Bielefeld v FC Schalke 04
Borussia Dortmund v Borussia Mönchengladbach
Hertha BSC v Dynamo Dresden
VfL Wolfsburg v Leipzig
SV Werder Bremen v FC Heidenheim
Hamburger SV v VfB Stuttgart
FC St. Pauli v Eintracht Frankfurt
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The second-round matches will take place on Tuesday, 29 October and Wednesday, 30 October. Last year, four games kicked off at 1830 CET and four at 2045 CET on each day.
Next dates:
- Round of 16: 4/5 February
- Quarter-finals: 3/4 March
- Semi-finals: 21/22 April
- Final: 23 May
Photo: Witters
