Jude Bellingham on the spot as Borussia Dortmund progress in DFB Cup
Borussia Dortmund are safely through to the DFB Cup round of 16 after successfully negotiating a tricky tie against Hannover, Jude Bellingham's penalty adding to a Bright Arrey-Mbi own goal.
Hoping for a morale boost following their weekend reverse against Bundesliga table-toppers Union Berlin, Dortmund enjoyed the perfect start at the Heinz von Heiden-Arena. Julian Brandt and Thorgan Hazard were involved in the build-up while it was ultimately Youssoufa Moukoko who played the crucial pass that Bright Arrey-Mbi ended up knocking into his own net. The hosts - who saw off the challenge of fifth-tier TSV Schott Mainz to set up this second-round encounter - had their moments in front of a packed crowd as they sought to draw level. Havard Nielsen and Maximilian Beier tested goalkeeper Gregor Kobel with respective shots, but found the visiting custodian equal to both as he sought to atone for a costly error last Sunday. At the other end, Donyell Malen and Emre Can kept the pressure on the home side, even if both were ultimately guilty of wayward finishing.
Hannover last defeated BVB almost five years ago and the Bundesliga 2 side showed plenty of determination as they looked to rattle their opponents after the break. Hendrik Weydandt's shot from close range was deflected onto a post by Emre Can while soon afterwards Die Roten's No.9 was presented with one more big chance. With teammate Jannik Dehm heading across the goal, Weydandt seemed certain to score, until the striker took his eye off the ball and scuffed wide. The miss proved costly. When Phil Neumann brought down substitute Bellingham inside the area, the England international dusted himself off before slamming home his side's second from the penalty spot. Karim Adeyemi was then shown a straight red for shoving Derrick Köhn over when the latter was in full flight and goal-bound. Undeterred by the dismissal, the Black-and-Yellows completed their task, sealing a place in the tournament's third round.
Match stats
Bellingham is Dortmund's leading scorer in cup competitions this season with six goals, one in each match he has played in: two in the DFB Cup, four in the Champions League.
This was the sixth cup meeting between these teams. Somewhat surprisingly, Hannover have by far the better record, having knocked BVB out four times (1973, 1991, 2004 and 2006) to Dortmund's two.
Dortmund have won the competition five times, most recently in 2021.
Terzic was interim coach when BVB last lifted the trophy.
Gio Reyna made his 86th competitive appearance for Dortmund.
Hannover have gone out of the cup in the first or second round 15 times out of 23 since the turn of the millennium.
Dortmund's No.1 beats way from Kerk, with Muroya unable to keep the follow-up down. Squeaky bum time for BVB...
85'
DORTMUND DOWN TO 10 MEN!
Hel-lo! Köhn races towards the BVB area, before having his heels clipped by Adeyemi. It's a professional foul - denial of a clear scoring opportunity - and the visitors are down to 10 men!
Moukoko has all the time in the world to picks his spot from inside the box, but places his shot too close to Weinkauf. Huge let-off for the Reds!
71'
JUUUUUUUDE!
Moments after Nielsen tests Kobel, Bellingham goes to ground under Neumann's challenge in the box. He duly dusts himself off and fires the penalty past Weinkauf, who got a hand to it. Dortmund have daylight!
BVB's first real opening in the second half almost produces the second goal. Malen weaves in off the left, but his shot from inside the area whistles past the right-hand post.
62'
TALKING TACTICS
Meunier goes off after colliding with Börner. Brandt also gets the hook, with Hummels and Bellingham on. Either Süle will go to right-back or Terzic is switching to three at the back.
It's approaching five years to the day since Hannover last beat Dortmund - a 4-2 home win in the Bundesliga. They've since lost two and drawn one with the Black-Yellows, prior to their relegation in 2019.
56'
ELSEWHERE
Last season's DFB Cup runners-up Freiburg are losing at home to St. Pauli, while Werder Bremen trail Paderborn.
53'
WEY-CAN'T!
Weydant with THE chance to level from close range, but he doesn't make the desired connection with Dehm's pass and the ball goes wide.
52'
ENCOURAGING SIGNS
Hannover have come out fighting as Besuschkow warms the palms of Kobel from distance. BVB haven't really got a foothold since the restart.
46'
ALMOST!
Hannover go on the attack from the kick-off with Weydant. His shot from inside the six-yard box takes a nick off Can, and catches the post on its way wide.
Kick-off!
45'
HALF-TIME! HANNOVER 0-1 DORTMUND
BVB lead thanks to Arrey-Mbi's 11th-minute own goal and some goalkeeping heroics from Kobel. Hannover very much in this at the halfway stage...
Half-time
44'
NO POWER
Börner with a header following a corner for Hannover, but it's meat and drink for Kobel.
41'
OFF TARGET
Can gets his head to a Guerreiro cross, but can't land his attempt on target. That's one of those you want to see Modeste on the end of.
Guerreiro with an outside-of-the-boot pass into the path of Malen. He's really motoring, but the angle's tight and the shot flashes wide of the far post.
35'
TICKING OFF
Kunze's the first player into the book after a tangle with Hazard.
Another huge save, this time to keep out Beier's shot from inside the area. Suddenly, Dortmund are being overrun...
31'
KOBEL SAVES!
Nielsen's in behind the Dortmund defence with only the keeper to beat. He aims low, but the mighty Kobel sticks out a boot to make the block. The BVB No.1 is all fired up after gifting Union the opening goal at the weekend.
24'
MOUKOKO AGAIN
His pace and direct running are causing problems for Hannover as another deflected effort lands in the grateful arms of Weinkauf. The teenager offers BVB that little bit of pizazz in the final third...
21'
MUROYA THREAT
Muroya's been in fine form for Hannover of late. He drives in off the right and takes aim, but sends his shot comfortably past the upright.
17'
HALF CHANCE!
Hannover are rocking as Moukoko controls in the box, and fires a deflected effort into the arms of Weinkauf.
11'
DORTMUND LEAD!
Dortmund go on the offensive with Brandt, who turns and loops a stunning ball up towards Moukoko. He exchanges passes with Hazard, before sending in a searching ball that Arrey-Mbi inadvertently puts past his own goalkeeper, via a post. Hannover's task just got a whole lot harder...
Hannover don't get close enough to Özcan, who's allowed to run inside and bend a shot past the upright. Leitl did not like that at all.
6'
CHANCE!
Oh, my! Hannover with a superb opening following a corner. Nielsen volleys goalwards from close range, but Kobel shows superb cat-like reactions to save.
3'
EMRE CAN'T
Can takes aim from distance following a decent run by Malen, but balloons over.
1'
UNDER WAY!
Banana skin or Bundesliga power show? There's only one way to find out...
Kick-off!
SELL-OUT CROWD
We have a full house at the Heinz von Heiden Arena, with some 49,000 in attendance.
TABLE TALK
Hannover are up to fifth in Bundesliga 2, only five points outside the promotion places, after beating Arminia Bielefeld at the weekend. Dortmund's defeat to Union bumped them down to eighth in the Bundesliga, albeit only only a point adrift of the top four.
SO FAR, SO GOOD
Hannover beat minnows Schott Mainz 3-0 in the opening round, while BVB dispatched 3. Liga's 1860 Munich by the same scoreline.
MORE ON THOSE TEAMS
Hannover captain Ron-Robert Zieler drops to the bench, as he did in the first round for Leo Weinkauf. Jude Bellingham is among the visiting substitutes in one of three changes to the team that lost 2-0 to Bundesliga leaders Union Berlin on Sunday. Mats Hummels and Karim Adeyemi also make way. Donyell Malen, Thorgan Hazard and Julian Brandt come in, but Marco Reus isn't included in the squad.
