DFB-Pokal: St. Pauli get a Taste of their own Medicine and other minor and major Upsets

Time to wrap up the second round of the DFB-Pokal.

Famous cup giant-killers St. Pauli had to learn what it feels like to be knocked out by a minnow. St. Pauli have recently been promoted to the second division and as such were clear favourites to beat the Werder Bremen reserves, who get their work out in the third division. Yet, Werder Bremen II held St. Pauli to a 2-2 draw for 120 minutes and with only 9 men on the pitch after two red cards. And as the unwritten laws of the cup wanted it that night, the minnow made it to the next round on penalties. The match was also remarkable because Ivan Klasnic celebrated his comeback after 10 months and two kidney transplants. And it couldn’t have been a better occasion. He started his career at Pauli before moving to Bremen.

The other major upset happened in the east of Germany, were second division relegation candidate Jena knocked out cup holders Nuremberg on penalties as well. A minor upset was produced by third division outfit Rot-Weiss Essen who knocked out second division side Kaiserslautern.

Plenty of DFB-Pokal video highlights can surely be found somewhere on the internets.

Category: 1. Bundesliga, 1. FC Kaiserslautern, 1. FC Nuremberg, 2. Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal, FC St. Pauli

Tags: 1. Bundesliga, 1. FC Kaiserslautern, 1. FC Nuremberg, 2. Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal, FC St. Pauli

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