German Roundup: Cologne beats Osnabruck, Darmstadt fourth Bundesliga club eliminated

OSNABRÜCK, Germany (AP) — Cologne wanted additional time to beat second-tier aspect Osnabrück 3-1 within the first spherical of the German Cup on Monday, when Darmstadt grew to become the fourth Bundesliga membership to be knocked out.

Fourth-tier membership Homburg upset Darmstadt 3-0. Darmstadt, which was solely promoted as second-division runner-up final season, fell behind to an early counterattack and noticed a late penalty saved as Homburg defended properly and made essentially the most of its probabilities.

Hoffenheim overcame an early scare to win 4-1 at third-division aspect Lübeck, and second-division crew Magdeburg prevailed 2-1 over third-tier Jahn Regensburg in a heated encounter.

Osnabrück, coached by Tobias Schweinsteiger, the older brother of former Germany worldwide Bastian Schweinsteiger, appeared prefer it may trigger an upset within the late sport regardless of falling behind to an excellent dipping shot from Cologne’s Benno Schmitz earlier than the break.

Charalambos Makridis equalized on the rebound within the 73rd after Cologne goalkeeper Marvin Schwäbe saved his penalty and Osnabrück grew stronger as the sport went on.

But Cologne’s Sargis Adamyan scored within the third minute of additional time and Julian Chabot sealed the win three minutes later.

Bundesliga groups Werder Bremen, Bochum and Augsburg had been knocked out over the weekend.