Cup: 1. FC Saarbrücken now against Eintracht Frankfurt
Bayern shockers 1. FC Saarbrücken will face first division side Eintracht Frankfurt in the round of 16 of the DFB Cup. This was the result of the draw on Sunday at the German Football Museum in Dortmund. 1. FC Kaiserslautern will play against second division rivals 1. FC Nürnberg. Outsider FC 08 Homburg will receive second division club FC St. Pauli.
"Frankfurt has a great team. But you can see what's possible in the cup," said Saarbrücken's sporting director Jürgen Luginger in the ZDF broadcast about this year's cup finalists. Third division side Saarbrücken caused a sensation on Wednesday with a 2:1 win against German champions FC Bayern Munich. Regional league team FC 08 Hamburg defeated SpVgg Greuther Fürth by the same score in the second round. Kaiserslautern defeated 1. FC Köln, a team from a higher division, 3:2. The next round will be played on December 5 and 6.
Bayern's shock defeat to 1. FC Saarbrücken in the previous round has set up an intriguing DFB Cup match for the lower division side, as they now face first division team Eintracht Frankfurt. Saarbrücken's impressive cup run continues, offering a potential upset in the round of 16.
Source: www.dpa.com
