Can you believe Frankfurt’s clinical edge? The Eagles secured a 3-1 win at Hamburg, thanks to goals from Robin Koch, Jonathan Burkardt and Younes Ebnoutalib, booking a spot in the last 16.
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Hamburg 1-3 Eintracht Frankfurt
Goals: 0-1 Koch 56′ (assist: Burkardt), 0-2 Burkardt 71′ (assist: Götze), 0-3 Ebnoutalib 75′ (assist: Chaïbi), 1-3 Moffi 79′
Hamburg made four changes from their 1-0 defeat in Paderborn, with injuries ruling out Yussuf Poulsen Fábio Vieira and Bilal Nadir, while Daniel Heuer Fernandes dropped to the bench for Sander Tangvik.
Frankfurt made three changes of their own from their narrow loss at Dortmund, with Mario Götze, Jeremiaha Maluze and Can Uzun coming into the starting eleven.
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Sebastiaan Bornauw of Hamburg is challenged by Nnamdi Collins of Eintracht Frankfurt during the DFB Cup tie. – Stuart Franklin –>
Missed opportunities in the first half
Hamburg generated the sharper chances early on. Terem Moffi headed over from close range within ten minutes, Zakaria El Ouahdi forced a save that flew over the bar at 24 minutes, and Albert Grønbæk rattled two attempts – one from a tight angle and another that drifted just wide.
Both Nnamdi Collins and Götze received yellow cards as Frankfurt struggled to settle, leaving the teams deadlocked at halftime.
Robin Koch celebrates his opening goal for Eintracht. – IMAGO/Susanne Huebner /Fotoagentur Hü
Koch opens the scoring. Will Frankfurt keep this momentum into the last 16?
Hamburg switched at the break, bringing on Jason Bissi-Mouelle for Sebastiaan Bornauw. The breakthrough arrived in the 56th minute when Uzun’s cross met Burkardt, whose header set up Koch to tap home from close range, 1-0. Moffi later headed a free kick wide at the back post as Hamburg pressed for an answer.
Frankfurt stretched the lead in the 71st minute when Götze found Burkardt, who steadied himself and slotted past Tangvik. Minutes later, Hütter made a double substitution, introducing Younes Ebnoutalib and Noëll Aséko. Ebnoutalib, on his debut, turned his back on his marker and smashed the ball into the roof for a 3-0 lead in the 75th minute.
Jonathan Burkardt scores Frankfurt’s second goal to make it 2.0 against Hamburg, with goalkeeper Sander Tangvik powerless. – IMAGO/Susanne Huebner /Fotoagentur Hü
DFB Cup Match Facts
xGoals: Hamburg 3.05 – Frankfurt 1.79
Fastest player: Møller Wolfe (Hamburg), 33.38 km/h
Lowest goal probability: 0-3 by Ebnoutalib (Frankfurt), 20 per cent
Pass efficiency: Doan (Frankfurt), +2.77