FCA flies out of the DFB Cup: Bochum beats Augsburg 1-0!

FCA flies out of the DFB Cup: Bochum beats Augsburg 1-0!

On Tuesday evening, FC Augsburg suffered a bitter defeat in the DFB Cup. Coach Sandro Wagner's team was eliminated 0-1 in the second round against VfL Bochum. The FCA wanted to play the game successfully with a newly formed starting eleven, but the plan did not succeed.

Wagner made some changes to the formation. In addition to Marius Wolf, the starting line-up included Elvis Rexhbecaj, Phillip Tietz and Cédric Zesiger, while Ismaël Gharbi even celebrated his debut in the starting line-up. A courageous step that unfortunately did not have the desired effect. FCA started defensively, which gave VfL Bochum the opportunity to make their first mark.

The gameplay

Bochum had their first significant chance when Philipp Strompf missed the goal in the 12th minute. But FCA improved afterwards and came close to taking the lead through Gharbi and Wolf, who hit the crossbar. However, VfL scored their first important goal in the 39th minute when Gerrit Holtmann made it 1-0 after a counterattack.

After half-time the game was more cautious from both sides, which resulted in FCA struggling to create chances. Alexis Claude-Maurice caused some excitement with a free kick in the final quarter of an hour, but no equalizer was achieved. The young goalkeeper Nediljko Labrović, who replaced the injured goalkeeper Finn Dahmen, kept the team in the game, but ultimately could not avert elimination.

Conclusion and outlook

Final score 0:1 for VfL Bochum: For FC Augsburg, the cup exit can be seen as a bitter setback. Now we have to concentrate on the next Bundesliga game against Borussia Dortmund on October 31st at 8:30 p.m. FCA will want to score points again in the league so as not to lose touch with the top places in the table.

In the next game, coach Wagner will hopefully be able to rely on the entire range of his players again. The performance in Bochum certainly gives reason for analysis, but one thing is certain: in football things often turn out differently than expected and FCA must be prepared not to be discouraged by setbacks. FC Augsburg reports on an exciting game, while the fans are now hoping for a quick reaction from their team.

Read all the information about the upcoming challenges and developments for Augsburg on the club's official website and on other platforms.