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Wednesday, January 19, 2011

+ + + DFB Cup - live + + +: building leadership from Nuremberg - Kaiserslautern on track

The 1 FC Nuremberg in Cup shock Kickers Offenbach first quarter-finals since the Cup triumph in 2007 made set their sights. The Franks introduced the catch-up game of the DFB Cup with Hessian third division and their former coach Wolfgang Wolf 1-0. Timmy Simons put the club in the 20th Minute lead. The defensive midfielder dusted from a corner by Mehmet Ekici from close range to make it 1-0 after Alexander Huber had the header from Jens Hegeler clarified just before the line.

This was before 24,000 spectators at the sold out stadium on Bieberer mountain can not be identified in the initial phase, a two-class difference. When the guests were dangerous, then mostly by Ekici. The midfielder also had the first option (11), but failed to Kickers goalkeeper Robert Wulnikowski.

After the goal by Simon kept Wulnikowski, who had been the victory of the Kickers in the second major round against Bundesliga leaders Borussia Dortmund celebrated as the "penalty-killer," the kickers before a higher residue. Wulnikowski parried against Christian Eigler (21) and Julian slide (22) within one minute twice shiny.

Offenbacher, who came by Olivier Occean (8) and Nicolas Feldhahn (15) on two chances were, after falling behind visibly shocked. At Nuremberg coach Dieter Hecking had the starting lineup after the 0-1 start to the back round in the Bundesliga on Saturday against Borussia Moenchengladbach on a changed position.

Eigler moved to Robert Mak in the starting lineup. In the case of the Offenbach-again top scorer Occean was well again with this as right-back Huber, who celebrated after a torn ACL his season debut. 1 FC Kaiserslautern threatens the DFB-Pokal a disgrace. The Bundesliga club was to break in Rheinland-Pfalz-Derby with the third division side TuS Koblenz deserved 0-1 must return after the break to increase more, if it still reach the quarter-finals on Wednesday the second division club MSV Duisburg, with the former FCK coach Milan Sasic wants.

The guests, which could contribute to the next Saturday locked in the championship with defending champion Bayern Munich striker Srdjan Lakic as well as on Sunday in a 1-1 draw against 1 FC Cologne blocked Christian Tiffert and Alexander Bugera did in the first knockout round in front of 15,000 spectators in the belated sold-out stadium top value from the beginning to do it.

The hosts for the weekend is the catch-up game at Rot-Weiss Ahlen on the program were, in turn, from the start on research and showed no fear against the favorites on the deep soil. After five minutes had Koblenz a good opportunity when Marcus Steegmann after a cross from Thomas Klasen just missed the 1-0.

Even in the aftermath of the outsiders, the more committed team, countable had jumped out but not in the effort. In the 13th Steegmann minute was again well staged, but was disturbed in the FCK penalty area in time. In the 16th Minutes was followed by the deserved reward, and graduated as a variant of the Klasen a good kick to the hosts 1-0.

Kaiserslautern increased by the pressure and the residue was first with a dangerous free kick by Ivo Ilicevic. In the 37th Lakin minute then had the great chance to equalize, but the striker failed from the penalty spot to Dieter Paucken. Second division relegated Koblenz, who had the class-high club Fortuna Dusseldorf and Hertha BSC Berlin thrown out of the competition was dreaming, in view of its economic problems at the break of a progression and an additional revenue of 1.2 million €, which appears after the first half quite possible .

Originally this game was for 21 December has been set, but it had to be canceled due to weather conditions.