German league champions Borussia Dortmund knocked giant-killers Dynamo Dresden out of the German Cup in the second round on Tuesday as stars Robert Lewandowski and Mario Goezte sealed a 2-0 win.
Second-division Dresden pulled off the upset of July’s first round when they came from 3-0 down at home to Bayer Leverkusen to seal a dramatic 4-3 win.
However, their luck ran out in Dortmund as Jurgen Klopp’s team took the lead after 30 minutes when Germany midfielder Goetze floated in a cross which Lewandowski met at the far post.
It was Lewandowski’s 11th goal in 15 games in all competitions this season and his third in two games, after he scored twice in the 5-0 hammering of Cologne last weekend in the German league.
Goetze then turned goal-scorer when he latched onto a neat pass from Germany squad member Sven Bender on 65 minutes to put the result beyond doubt with a well-taken goal.
“This was not a classic cup match, but we did well,” Dortmund coach Jurgen Klopp said.
The kick-off had been delayed by 15 minutes after rioting Dresden fans clashed with police outside the Dortmund stadium, which resulted in 15 casualties.
More than 10,000 fans traveled from Dresden and the referee had to briefly stop the match several times to deal with fireworks burning on the pitch.
“The less said about that the better,” Klopp added.
With holders Schalke 04 playing second-division Karlsruhe and German league leaders Bayern Munich hosting second-tier bottom side Ingolstadt 04 yesterday, most of the Bundesliga sides also eased into the third round.
Hoffenheim won the all-Bundesliga clash when they saw off Cologne 2-1, while Augsburg enjoyed a 1-0 win over fourth-division RasenBallsport Leipzig.
Borussia Moenchengladbach needed a penalty shoot-out to beat third-divison Heidenheim 4-3 after they finished in a goalless draw after extra time.
Bundesliga strugglers Hamburg needed extra time to see off fourth-division Eintracht Trier, who took an early lead before Sweden striker Marcus Berg leveled for the club from the Hanseatic city.
The winning goal came when Hamburg’s Germany defender Dennis Aogo curled his direct free-kick over the Trier wall in the 110th minute to put his side into the third round on Dec. 20 and 21.
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