German champion and national cup winner Bayer Leverkusen continues in the tournament for the Cup of the country over Elfersberg with 3:0, reported BTA.
Czech international Patrik Schick scored two goals for the hosts in the first 10 minutes of the match, and Alejš García added another just after half an hour of play. The starter for the second division team was the Bulgarian national Lukas Petkov. He even scored a header in the champions' goal at the end of the first half, but the goal was disallowed due to an attacking foul. Petkov was replaced at the break by Manuel File.
RB Leipzig prevailed in a high-scoring match over St. Pauli with 4:2. Yussuf Poulsen and Christoph Baumgartner put Leipzig ahead, but Morgan Gilavoti reduced the deficit. Poulsen again gave the hosts a two-goal lead, but Eric Smith brought the Hamburg team back into the game and it was intrigue until the end. Antonio Nusa made the final 4:2 ten minutes before the end of regular time.
Augsburg also qualified for the round of 16 of the tournament after beating Schalke 3-0. The goals for the Bavarian team were scored by Alex Claude-Morris, Arne Meyer and Samuel Essende.
The team from Karlsruhe beat Offenbach 2:0 on the road with goals from Budu Zivzivadze and Marcel Byfuss.