Jadon Sancho scored a rare goal to seal a hard-fought 2-0 win for Borussia Dortmund at second-division Eintracht Braunschweig in the second round of the German Cup on Tuesday.
Sancho, who is yet to score in 11 appearances in the Bundesliga this season, at least hasn’t lost his scoring ability in the cup, where the 20-year-old England forward took his tally to two in as many games. Sancho also scored in Dortmund’s 5-0 win at third-division Duisburg in the first round, when Lucien Favre was still coach.
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Jadon Sancho scored a rare goal to seal a hard-fought 2-0 win for Borussia Dortmund at second-division Eintracht Braunschweig in the second round of the German Cup on Tuesday.
Tigges, captain of Dortmund’s under-23 team, was given his chance after Terzić opted to rest 16-year-old Youssoufa Moukoko. Moukoko picked up a minor injury in Berlin, where he became the league’s youngest ever goal-scorer.
Schalke took out its league frustrations against fourth-tier Ulm, which it beat 3-1 at home after the smaller club — like many others — gave up its right to host due to logistics caused by playing during the coronavirus pandemic.
“If you don't play at the limit for 90 minutes you haven't a chance,” said Union coach Urs Fischer, who rued his team's first-half performance.
Leipzig won at Augsburg 3-0, Cologne overcame Osnabrück 1-0, and Greuther Fürth defeated Hoffenheim 7-6 in a dramatic penalty shootout after their game ended 2-2.
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F'rth's Jamie Leweling, left, and Hoffenheim's Ryan Sessegnon in action during their Bundesliga 2nd round soccer match at the PreZero Arena in Sinsheim, Germany, Tuesday Dec. 22, 2020. (Uwe Anspachdpa via AP)
Braunschweig's Yassin Ben Balla, front, plays against Dortmund's Julian Brandt during their Bundesliga 2nd round soccer match at the Eintracht Stadium in Brunswick, Germany, Tuesday Dec. 22, 2020. (Swen Pf'rtnerdpa via AP)
Favre was fired on Dec. 13. His replacement, Edin Terzić, made seven changes from the lineup that lost 2-1 at Union Berlin in the Bundesliga on Friday, giving 22-year-old Steffen Tigges his debut.
Dennis Srbeny, 2nd from left, of SC Paderborn scores to make it 2:1 against Berlin goalkeeper Loris Karius, down, during their German Bundesliga soccer match in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday Dec. 22, 2020. (Andreas Goradpa via AP)
Tigges, captain of Dortmund’s under-23 team, was given his chance after Terzić opted to rest 16-year-old Youssoufa Moukoko. Moukoko picked up a minor injury in Berlin, where he became the league’s youngest ever goal-scorer.
But it was an old hand who got Dortmund underway in Braunschweig. Mats Hummels got the visitors off the mark after a free kick from Sancho in the 12th minute.
Tigges missed a great chance late when goalkeeper Jasmin Fejzic got the better of their one-on-one, but Sancho finally sealed the result in second minute of injury time when Marco Reus set him up on a counterattack.
Berlin's Christopher Trimmel, left, shases after the ball against SC Paderborn's Sven Michel, during their German Bundesliga soccer match in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday Dec. 22, 2020. (Andreas Goradpa via AP)
Schalke took out its league frustrations against fourth-tier Ulm, which it beat 3-1 at home after the smaller club — like many others — gave up its right to host due to logistics caused by playing during the coronavirus pandemic.
Interim coach Huub Stevens took charge of Schalke, which plans to have a new coach Jan. 2, as it bids to end a 29-game winless run in the Bundesliga at Hertha Berlin on Saturday.
Also Tuesday, Borussia Mönchengladbach eased past fourth-tier Elversberg 5-0, Darmstadt won at Dynamo Dresden 3-0, and Union Berlin striker Taiwo Awoniyi struck the post with the last kick of the game in a 3-2 defeat at home to second-division Paderborn.
Braunschweig's Patrick Kammerbauer, left, plays against Dortmund's Steffen Tigges during their Bundesliga 2nd round soccer match at the Eintracht Stadium in Brunswick, Germany, Tuesday Dec. 22, 2020. (Swen Pf'rtnerdpa via AP)
“If you don't play at the limit for 90 minutes you haven't a chance,” said Union coach Urs Fischer, who rued his team's first-half performance.
Loris Karius made his Union debut but the on-loan Liverpool goalkeeper conceded three goals in the opening 36 minutes.
“He showed some good actions, but I have to say the players in front of him let him down,” said Fischer, who has been keeping faith with Andreas Luthe as No. 1 for the league.
Berlin's Sheraldo Becker, left, fights for the ball against SC Paderborn's Sven Michel, during their German Bundesliga soccer match in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday Dec. 22, 2020. (Andreas Goradpa via AP)
Leipzig won at Augsburg 3-0, Cologne overcame Osnabrück 1-0, and Greuther Fürth defeated Hoffenheim 7-6 in a dramatic penalty shootout after their game ended 2-2.
Hoffenheim goalkeeper Oliver Baumann saved a late penalty to send the game to extra time, but defender Kevin Vogt missed a his shootout penalty when he could have won it for the home side.
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Dynamo's Philipp Hosiner, left, in action with Darmstadt's Lars Lukas Mai, during their German Bundesliga 2nd round soccer match at the Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion in Dresden, Germany, Tuesday Dec. 22, 2020. (Robert Michaeldpa via AP)
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Schalke's Benito Raman, top left, scores against Ulm's Thomas Geyer and goalkeeper Maximilian Reule to make it 0:3, during their German Bundesliga second round match at the Veltins Arena in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Tuesday Dec. 22, 2020. (Guido Kirchnerdpa via AP)
F'rth's Jamie Leweling, left, and Hoffenheim's Ryan Sessegnon in action during their Bundesliga 2nd round soccer match at the PreZero Arena in Sinsheim, Germany, Tuesday Dec. 22, 2020. (Uwe Anspachdpa via AP)
Braunschweig's Yassin Ben Balla, front, plays against Dortmund's Julian Brandt during their Bundesliga 2nd round soccer match at the Eintracht Stadium in Brunswick, Germany, Tuesday Dec. 22, 2020. (Swen Pf'rtnerdpa via AP)