Cup gala for TSG against Schalke

Into the last 16: TSG Hoffenheim beat FC Schalke 04 5-1 (3-0) to reach the next round of the DFB-Pokal. Munas Dabbur (5) and Angeliño (16) laid the foundations for the victory in the opening stages. Dabbur then added another (43), with Ozan Kabak (51) and Pavel Kadeřábek (63) scoring the remaining goals as the Kraichgau club eased to a comfortable win that was never in doubt. Dominick Drexler's goal (69) was little more than a consolation. The draw for the last 16 will take place on Sunday during the ARD-Sportschau (19:15 CET).

The scenario

The two clubs went head-to-head again only four days after their last meeting. TSG Hoffenheim won 3-0 away to FC Schalke 04 on Friday and were now aiming to reach the DFB-Pokal last 16.

The line-up

Never change a winning team: head coach André Breitenreiter named an unchanged starting XI compared to the comfortable win in the Bundesliga. Only Nahuel Noll replaced Luca Philipp as the back-up goalie.

Number of the game: 7

TSG Hoffenheim have now found the net at least once in seven DFB-Pokal home games in a row.

Moment of the match

The third goal: TSG wrapped up the game on the stroke of half-time. Hoffenheim showed total composure and great quality with a passing move following a corner. Dennis Geiger played in Munas Dabbur, who was ruthless from a centre-right position in the box and hammered the ball into the roof of the net. The game was all-but over at that point.

Assist of the evening

In the fifth minute, Ozan Kabak won the ball back from Danny Latzka in midfield, then got the better of an opponent and played a perfect ball to play in Munas Dabbur. The striker kept his cool in front of goal and rounded off the great build-up work to make it 1-0 early on.

Outlook

TSG will play their next home game at the PreZero Arena on Saturday (15:30 CET), when FC Bayern Munich come to town. The draw for the DFB-Pokal round of 16 will take place a day later (19:15 CET). Then TSG fans will find out who the opponents in the last 16 will be.

Stats

Line-ups

TSG Hoffenheim: Baumann – Ozan Kabak (Akpoguma, 66), Vogt, Nsoki – Skov (Kadeřábek, 54), Geiger (Stiller, 65), Angeliño – Prömel, Baumgartner (Bischof, 81) – Georginio, Dabbur (Bruun Larsen, 54)

FC Schalke 04: Schwolow – Kral, Yoshida, Matriciani – Mohr (Aydin, 40), Flick, Latza (Karaman, 60), Ouwejan – Larsson (Bülter, 86), Mollet (Drexler, 60) – Terodde (Polter, 60)

Goals: 1-0 Dabbur (5), 2-0 Angeliño (16), 3-0 Dabbur (43), 4-0 Ozan Kabak (51), 5-0 Kadeřábek (63), 5-1 Drexler (69)