DFB-Pokal second round: Köln beat Union 5-0, Bochum knock out Mainz, Leipzig and Frankfurt through

Said El Mala scored twice as Köln beat Union Berlin 5-0, Bochum beat Mainz 2-0, and RB Leipzig came from behind at Rot-Weiss Essen.

The 1. FC Köln and Union Berlin team logos side by side
Photo: 1. FC Köln / Union Berlin / Team logos, Trademarks used for news reporting (logos placed side by side on a 16:9 graphic)

Köln, Bochum, RB Leipzig and Eintracht Frankfurt were among the teams to reach the DFB-Pokal round of 16 on Tuesday, while Mainz and Union Berlin went out, according to dpa reports carried by Tagesspiegel and t-online. Dortmund’s 3-2 win over Werder Bremen is covered separately.

Köln 5-0 Union Berlin

Said El Mala scored twice, in the 32nd and 60th minutes, with Linton Maina, Jóhannesson and Sebulonsen also on target for Köln, Tagesspiegel/dpa and Sport1 reported.

Bochum 2-0 Mainz

Bochum knocked out Mainz. The opener came just after half-time when a Rasmussen shot deflected in off Sano, and Hofmann added the second, t-online/dpa reported.

Rot-Weiss Essen 1-2 RB Leipzig

Essen led through Brumme in the ninth minute and Leipzig’s Seiwald was sent off for a second yellow card before half-time. Christoph Baumgartner then scored twice late on, the second a header, according to t-online/dpa.

Other results

Hamburg lost 3-1 at home to Eintracht Frankfurt, with Koch, Burkardt and Ebnoutalib scoring for Frankfurt. Augsburg won 4-2 at Sonnenhof Großaspach, Gladbach beat Karlsruhe 2-0, and Darmstadt won 2-0 at Elversberg, according to the results listings.

See also: Bundesliga matchday 7

Sources

  1. 5:0 gegen Union Berlin: El Mala führt Köln mit Gala-Auftritt ins Achtelfinale · Tagesspiegel / dpa
  2. El Mala glänzt bei Kölner Spektakel · Sport1
  3. DFB-Pokal: Leipzig wendet Blamage ab – Mainz scheitert an Bochum · t-online / dpa
  4. DFB-Pokal 2026/2027 results · sport.de