After Bayern Munich, Eintracht Frankfurt also had to succumb to the determination of 1. FC Saarbrücken. The club from the 3. Liga can hardly believe it themselves. 'This is insane.'
While it is camped in the dull mid-table of Germany's third level, Saarbrücken managed to pull off another major stunt in the DFB-Pokal.
'You have to be super proud,' celebrated coach Rüdiger Ziehl at Sky. 'This is just great.'
'Today I'm going to treat myself to a few beers,' said Kai Brünker, responsible for the opening goal in the 64th minute. 'It feels like we're all party animals. This is insane. We defended everything, hats off to the entire team performance, simply surreal. We're moving to the next round and we want to keep rocking. We feel like we should be playing in the Bundesliga.'
Eintracht Frankfurt, which is seventh in the Bundesliga, was left red-faced after the cup embarrassment on Wednesday. 'I am angry, it's incredibly disappointing,' said sporting director Markus Krösche at Sport1. 'We defended poorly and had no forward solution. Football is about engaging in duels, we can't always play carefree. We need to put our finger on the sore spot.'
Meanwhile, Saarbrücken is gearing up for the quarterfinals of the German cup tournament. There, it will face Fortuna Düsseldorf, 1. FC Kaiserslautern, St. Pauli, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Bayer Leverkusen, Hertha BSC, or VfB Stuttgart. With Gladbach, Leverkusen, and Stuttgart, only three Bundesliga clubs remain. The latter knocked Borussia Dortmund out of the tournament on Wednesday evening.
