- Paderborn advances to the next round of the Bremen SV's self-governing tournament.
Second tier team SC Paderborn comfortably moved on to the next stage of the DFB Cup. Facing regional league side Bremer SV, Lukas Kwasniok's squad clinched a dominating 4-0 victory (1-0 at halftime). Paderborn had already demonstrated solid form with two victories in the second division during the season's early stages.
The guests, with an audience of 3,500 at the Bremer Panzenberg, had opportunities to wrap up the game early. Raphael Obermair (18' & 25') was thwarted by Pascal Wiewrodt's formidable saves, while only Adriano Grimaldi found the back of the net, thanks to a powerful header (21'). Bremer SV had a notable chance to level things up before the break when Amoro Diedhiou's shot narrowly missed the target from close range.
Paderborn struggled with their finishing in the first half. The second half brought improved accuracy for Kwasniok's side: 19-year-old Santiago Castaneda (51') popped in a goal following a corner, experienced Sven Michel (52') found the back of the net from long range, and Grimaldi (58') capped off the victory with his second strike.**
In the subsequent round of the DFB Cup, SC Paderborn's opponent was another team from Bremen, named Bremer SV. Despite losing to Bremen's first team, SC Bremen, in the Bundesliga, Bremer SV competed valiantly in this match.
After securing their spot in the next round with a convincing 4-0 victory, SC Paderborn looked forward to potentially facing a higher-ranked team from Bremen in the future.
