In the second round of the German Cup on Tuesday night, Dortmund eliminated Frankfurt with a total score of 5-3 after a penalty shootout. In an interview after the game, team executives Kyle and Ricken were happy to advance and expected this difficult victory to be a boost for subsequent games.

Frankfurt took the lead in the first half with Knauf, and Brandt equalized the score for Dortmund shortly after the start of the second half. However, this goal had some luck, because during the scoring process, Bayer was in a slightly offside position. However, since there was no VAR assistance in this game, the referee team failed to notice and make a penalty.

Dortmund sports director Kyle said frankly in the post-match interview: "Today was really not easy." He also believed that after entering the overtime period, "the scene became crazy, and both teams had the opportunity to decide the outcome of the game."

But in the end neither team could do it. Burkart's goal in the 115th minute was ruled invalid due to offside. This time the referees saw it clearly. Kyle praised: "Have to give credit to the refereeing staff today" - he certainly has no reason to complain.

Today it was goalkeeper Kerber who ensured Dortmund won the penalty shootout. The team's sports general manager Ricken said: "When you see the senior management and members of the supervisory board hugging each other in the stands, you know how much pressure was relieved at that moment. Pay special attention to Zankober."

As for the next game (away against Augsburg) on Friday, Ricken believes that it will not be a problem under the positive influence of this victory: "This victory may become an accelerant for the next game."