Brandt's 1-1 in Frankfurt enters BVB history, a truly special goal | OneFootball

In the end, (almost) everyone was talking about Gregor Kobel, who became the match-winner in the penalty shootout in Frankfurt during the DFB-Pokal duel. Borussia Dortmund only reached this point because Julian Brandt had previously equalized the early lead by former Dortmund player Ansgar Knauff. This goal was a very special one in the club's history, as the club itself emphasized afterward.

In the first edition of the Tschammerpokal in 1935, the predecessor of today's DFB-Pokal, Dortmund was involved, but not the Ballspielverein Borussia. The semi-final between FC Schalke 04 and Freiburger FC took place at the Rote Erde Stadium. Subsequently, Schalke lost the final against 1. FC Nürnberg, only to triumph a year later.

BVB first actively participated in the cup in 1937. On August 27, 1937, Hamburger SV was defeated 3-1 in the first round, again at the Rote Erde Stadium. BVB then progressed quite far. First, they won 4-3 after extra time at Werder Bremen, then played 1-1 after extra time against Duisburger FV 08, whom they eliminated 3-1 in the deciding match.

Even when BVB was eventually eliminated in the quarter-finals with a 3-4 loss at Waldhof Mannheim, three more goals were added. Thus, BVB had already scored 14 goals after just one cup season. By the time the match kicked off yesterday at Deutsche Bank Park in Frankfurt, 485 more had been added. Ten times, Borussia's goals took them to the DFB-Pokal final, and they won it five times.

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Ryerson sets up Brandt for BVB's 500th cup goal

Initially, it didn't look like that yesterday shortly after kickoff, as Eintracht Frankfurt took an early lead and BVB initially did not respond. Shortly after the break, however, Julian Brandt equalized the score when he only had to tap in a cross from Julian Ryerson. With that, Borussia Dortmund's 500th goal in the DFB-Pokal was scored, and Julian Brandt will forever be found in the club's annals as the scorer of this milestone goal.

Unlike in the all-time Bundesliga table, where BVB is in second place behind FC Bayern Munich, there are more than just one club in the DFB-Pokal that has scored more goals than Borussia Dortmund. Eintracht Frankfurt (502) is among them, as well as Hamburger SV (514), Werder Bremen (600), Schalke 04 (657), and at the top again is FC Bayern, who can increase their current 793 DFB-Pokal goals tonight at 1. FC Köln.

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