Dortmund cruise past fifth-tier opponents in German Cup opener
Samuele Inacio scores twice as Borussia Dortmund ease to a 5-0 victory over HEBC Hamburg.
BERLIN: Borussia Dortmund secured a dominant 5-0 victory over amateur fifth-division side HEBC Hamburg in the German Cup opener on Tuesday, with 18-year-old Samuele Inacio scoring twice before halftime. Daniel Svensson and Fabio Silva added further goals, while HEBC goalkeeper Jannik Schoon, a teacher aide, managed to save one of Dortmund's long-range efforts.
Despite HEBC moving the match from their home ground to Dortmund's 57,000-capacity Volkspark Stadion, the visitors proved too strong, with an official attendance of 45,917 - a German Cup record for a fifth-tier team. The amateur side held Dortmund to a goalless first half before conceding an own goal in the 33rd minute, after which Inacio and Svensson scored to secure the win.
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