With the hosts two goals up thanks to goals from Serhou Guirassy and Carney Chukwuemeka, former Dortmund striker Niclas Fuellkrug came off the bench and scored twice in four minutes to level the scores. With the match headed for extra-time, the one-time Bayern Munich and Manchester United midfielder Sabitzer curled a superb free kick into the top left corner to see Dortmund through to the next round. Marcel Sabitzer scored deep into stoppage time as Borussia Dortmund fought off Werder Bremen 3-2 in the second round of the German Cup on Tuesday.
“I’m really happy it went in. My right foot has always been pretty decent. On a season-long loan from West Ham, Fuellkrug has now scored in his past seven Bremen games and has 11 goals in nine matches this season, having scored just three times in 18 months at the London stadium. Earlier on Tuesday, Christoph Baumgartner scored twice in the final 12 minutes to rescue a 10-man RB Leipzig in a 2-1 win at third-division Rot-Weiss Essen. Leipzig, who won the competition back-to-back in 2022 and 2023, were on track for an early elimination until Baumgartner scored two goals inside five minutes.
It’s good for the team, but also good for me,” Sabitzer told Sky Germany.
The night before the match, Essen fans had concreted over the away fan entrance, with city authorities in a race against time to clear the entrance before kick-off.
