Daniel Svensson and Fabio Silva got on the scoresheet for the visitors, who also benefitted from an own goal from HEBC defender Janek Wrede. Wrede, the club captain, works as a scout for first division Hamburg. Borussia Dortmund cruised to a comfortable 5-0 win over amateur fifth-division HEBC Hamburg in their German Cup opener on Tuesday, with 18-year-old Samuele Inacio bagging a first-half brace.
HEBC goalkeeper Jannik Schoon, who expertly saved a long-range effort from Germany midfielder Felix Nmecha, works as a teacher aide but told Sky Germany he had already taken Wednesday off work.
Teenage forward Inacio then bagged a brace before half-time to put any hopes of a shock upset well beyond doubt. The amateur side moved the match from their 2,500-seat home to the 57,000-strong Volkspark Stadion, home of Bundesliga side Hamburg. Despite surrendering home advantage with much of the crowd bathed in Dortmund yellow, the official attendance was 45,917, a German Cup record for a match involving a fifth-tier team, while much of the revenue will flow to HEBC. HEBC held the 2024 Champions League finalists at bay for the opening half-hour but Dortmund’s pressure told, with the hosts conceding an own goal in the 33rd minute before Svensson netted three minutes later.
