Sabitzer's 93rd-minute free kick sends Dortmund past Werder Bremen in DFB-Pokal

Dortmund edge a cup thriller

Borussia Dortmund beat SV Werder Bremen 3:2 (2:0) in the second round of the DFB-Pokal at the Signal Iduna Park. Serhou Guirassy scored in the sixth minute and Carney Chukwuemeka in the 17th, with the second goal reversed for offside before Chukwuemeka's effort was confirmed. Substitute Niclas Füllkrug then struck twice, in the 65th and 69th minutes, to level the match. Sabitzer's free kick in the third minute of stoppage time decided it, and the 81,365 fans in the stadium saw Dortmund reach the last 16 in a sold-out stadium.

Early Dortmund pressure

Dortmund started quickly, with Maximilian Beier pushing down the left and causing problems for Werder in the opening minutes. Guirassy finished from a cross that Julian Ryerson laid into the box. Werder, without their goalscorer Füllkrug in the starting line-up, sat deep and rarely got into the match early on.

Füllkrug's double and the late winner

Füllkrug came on and equalised with a penalty in the 65th minute and another goal in the 69th, reversing a two-goal deficit. Dortmund had already lost a 2:0 lead against Werder in the Bundesliga this season, and this was the second time in the campaign they had let such a lead slip. Sabitzer then struck from the free kick to settle the tie.

“That is one of the most emotional moments in a BVB shirt.”

Cup results elsewhere

In Cologne, a Said El Mala double helped 1. FC Köln beat Union Berlin 5:0 (1:0) before 49,000 spectators. Mainz lost 0:2 at second-division Bochum, and Darmstadt, bottom of the 2. Bundesliga, knocked out Elversberg.

What comes next

Dortmund host Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga on Saturday at 18:30 CET on Sky, and Werder must now focus on league games without the cup. Gladbach and Karlsruhe also took part in the round.