Sosa plays in Köln's 5-0 cup win as Kovač's Dortmund survive late
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Borna Sosa started and played until the 81st minute in Köln's 5-0 win over Union Berlin in the second round of the DFB-Pokal on Tuesday, while Niko Kovač's Borussia Dortmund needed a goal in the 93rd minute to beat Werder Bremen 3-2.
Köln 5-0 Union Berlin
Köln beat Union Berlin before almost 49,000 fans at the RheinEnergieStadion, Net.hr reports. The 19-year-old Said El Mala scored twice and set up another. El Mala put Köln ahead in the 32nd minute after a pass from Linton Maina, according to Net.hr. In the 51st minute he set up Maina for 2-0, and nine minutes later he scored again for 3-0. Ísak Jóhannesson added a fourth in the 78th minute and Sebastian Sebulonsen a fifth in the 88th.
Sosa started at left wing-back and was replaced by Gideon Mensah in the 81st minute, per Sportnet and Net.hr. Sportnet adds that he was not directly involved in any of the goals.
Köln came into the match after a goalless league draw with Schalke, while Union had drawn 1-1 with Augsburg. The two clubs meet again this weekend in round 8 of the Bundesliga, Sportnet notes.
Dortmund survive
Dortmund again let a 2-0 lead slip against Werder, Sportnet writes, as in the league meeting about 20 days earlier. Guirassy and Chukwuemeka scored in the first half, and Füllkrug's goals in the 65th and 68th minutes brought it back to 2-2. Just as extra time looked likely, Marcel Sabitzer scored in the 93rd minute to give Kovač's side the 3-2 win.
Labrović on the bench
Goalkeeper Nediljko Labrović watched from Augsburg's bench as they won 4-2 away at third-tier Großaspach. Augsburg led 2-0 through two goals from Ribeiro, the hosts equalised through Molinari (22nd minute) and Celiktas (46th), and Augsburg went back in front through Arijon Ibrahimović (69th) and Kade (74th), per Sportnet.
Round-up
Other second-round results on Tuesday, according to Sportnet: Bochum 2-0 Mainz, Elversberg 0-2 Darmstadt, HSV 1-3 Eintracht Frankfurt, RW Essen 1-2 RB Leipzig and Borussia Mönchengladbach 2-0 Karlsruhe.
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