Record crowd, shot barrage and Kovac praise for two youngsters | OneFootball

50,971 fans came to Hamburg’s Volksparkstadion on August 17, 2024, to watch BVB play and beat Phönix Lübeck (4-1) in the first round of the DFB-Pokal – a record crowd for a first-round match in the competition! Just over two years later, not on an early Saturday but on a late Tuesday evening, 45,917 fans were at the same venue – setting a new benchmark for DFB-Pokal matches involving a fifth-division team.

Borussia Dortmund registered 38 shots in their 5-0 (4-0) win over Hamburg Eimsbütteler Ballspiel Club. The team also covered a remarkable 118.4 kilometers. Their opponents managed two attempts and 112 km.

The most shots were taken by 18-year-old Samuele Inacio. Two of his seven efforts found the net – the young Italian’s first professional brace! He was followed by 17-year-old Mathis Albert (six shots) and 24-year-old Fabio Silva (also six).

“Of course, it was also about giving the boys some minutes. Today we had 17-year-old Mathis Albert in the team, and he did well,” said BVB coach Niko Kovac. “One-on-one situations are his strength. Samu scored two goals – excellent! We also used the game to give them a stage. There were 45,000 people in the stadium, and that’s something special for the young players.”

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