That was close. But in the end, second-division Hamburger SV prevailed against third-division Arminia Bielefeld after a penalty shoot-out.

Hamburger SV have reached the last 16 of the DFB Cup. The second-division giants won 4-3 on penalties at lower-ranked Arminia Bielefeld.

After 90 minutes and extra time, the score was 1:1 (1:0). Matheo Raab saved the decisive penalty against Marius Wörl.

Nicklas Shipnoski (11) scored early for Arminia, who had knocked Bundesliga side VfL Bochum out of the competition in the first round. However, HSV equalized through Joker Bakery Jatta (77) and reached extra time. This was kicked off ten minutes late due to a medical emergency in the stands.

Bielefeld put up a spirited defensive fight in the clash between the two summer relegation losers after scoring the opening goal

The visitors from Hamburg kept on attacking, creating chance after chance – but Bielefeld goalkeeper Jonas Kersken kept a clean sheet for a long time.

It was only when HSV coach Tim Walter brought on his initially rested attacking players Robert Glatzel and Jatta in the closing stages that the visitors broke through the bulwark. Jatta scored with a header two minutes after coming on. In the final phase, the two teams traded blows with chances on both sides

In the first round, HSV had won 4:3 at Rot-Weiss Essen. Now the Hanseatic side have knocked the second traditional club out of the 3rd division. Keyword RWE: For Arminia Bielefeld, it continues on Saturday in the Westschlager at Rot-Weiss Essen.

“Overall, it was a deserved win for HSV, even if it was decided on penalties. But the team threw everything into it and fought to the end,” said Arminia coach Mitch Kniat. He added in an interview on Sky: “We have the youngest team in the league and the youngsters have strength. I’m not worried about Saturday. We’ll deliver the same performance in Essen.”