RB Leipzig struggled to a 4-2 victory over regional league side SV Sandhausen in the DFB Cup. There was trouble in the stands.
Fans of SV Sandhausen and RB Leipzig clashed during the first round of the DFB Cup. The incident was triggered in the first half by a banner held by SVS supporters reading “Fucking Red Bull!” The home fans tried to move the banner towards the RB block using a rope, but were unsuccessful.
Moments later, several fans were facing each other on the fences, as the home and away stands are right next to each other in Sandhausen. The match was not interrupted. However, the stadium announcer instructed the Sandhausen fans not to display any more “derogatory banners.” Otherwise, the match could be interrupted, he said.
The Saxony club has repeatedly had to contend with hostility. Traditional football fans are bothered by the influence of beverage company Red Bull, whose financial support made RB Leipzig so successful in the first place.
In terms of sport, it was an eventful match. Leon Ampadu Wiafe gave Sandhausen an early lead (3′), but Yan Diomande equalized for RB immediately (6′). Just twelve minutes later, Jahn Herrmann put SVS back in front, before RB defensive leader Willi Orban made it 2-2. Sandhausen held their own against the big favorites for a long time, but ultimately had to admit defeat. Ezechiel Banzunzi headed in to make it 3-2 in the 79th minute. Xavi finally put the game to bed (90+6) and sent RB into the second round.
All games in the first round of the DFB Cup at a glance
Friday, August 15, 2025, 6:00 p.m. SG Sonnenhof Großaspach – Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0-4 1. FC Saarbrücken – 1. FC Magdeburg 1-3 FC Gütersloh – 1. FC Union Berlin 0:5
Friday, August 15, 2025, 8:45 p.m. Arminia Bielefeld – Werder Bremen 1:0 Saturday, August 16, 2025 1:00 p.m. FK Pirmasens – Hamburger SV 1:2 a.e.t.
BFC Dynamo – VfL Bochum 1:3 a.e.t.
Saturday, August 16, 2025, 3:30 p.m.
SV Hemelingen – VfL Wolfsburg 0:9
FV Illertissen – 1. FC Nürnberg
Bahlinger SC – 1. FC Heidenheim 0:5
Hansa Rostock – TSG Hoffenheim 0:4
SV Sandhausen – RB Leipzig 2:3
Eintracht Norderstedt – FC St. Pauli
Saturday, August 16, 2025, 6:00 p.m. Sportfreunde Lotte – SC Freiburg VfB Lübeck – SV Darmstadt 98 Energie Cottbus – Hannover 96 Sunday, August 17, 2025, 1:00 p.m. FV Engers 07 – Eintracht Frankfurt FC Viktoria Köln – SC Paderborn 07 Sunday, August 17, 2025, 3:30 p.m. Jahn Regensburg – 1. FC Köln Atlas Delmenhorst – Borussia Mönchengladbach Blau-Weiß Lohne – SpVgg Fürth 1. FC Lok Leipzig – FC Schalke 04
ZFC Meuselwitz – Karlsruher SC
RSV Eintracht 1949 – 1. FC Kaiserslautern
Sunday, August 17, 2025, 6:00 p.m. SSV Ulm 1846 Fussball – SV Elversberg Hallescher FC – FC Augsburg FC 08 Homburg – Holstein Kiel Monday, August 18, 2025, 6:00 p.m. Dynamo Dresden – 1. FSV Mainz 05 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 – Fortuna Düsseldorf Preußen Münster – Hertha BSC Monday, August 18, 2025, 8:45 p.m.
Rot-Weiss Essen – Borussia Dortmund
Tuesday, August 26, 2025, 8:45 p.m. Eintracht Braunschweig – VfB Stuttgart
Wednesday, August 27, 2025, 8:45 p.m.