DFB Pokal Player Ratings | SG Sonnenhof Großaspach 2-4 Augsburg
Bundesliga DFB-Pokal participants Augsburg have survived a scare from 3. Liga opponents SG Sonnenhof Großaspach and advanced to the third round of the 2026/27 competition with a 2-4 away win at the WIRmachenDRUCK Arena.
Großaspach put in a determined performance on their home turf, nearly knocking the Fuggerstädter out of the German cup in the second round for the second consecutive season. FCA head coach Manuel Baum nevertheless ensured that the favorites would prevail with a pair of astute substitutions.
Augsburg secure an early lead The hosts made little attempt to press forward in the opening 10 minutes, sitting deep in a low block in the hopes of absorbing FCA pressure. Liga outfit kept the Bavarian Swabian guests without a shot on target for quite some time despite attempts to find a way through via virtually all angles.
The "DorfKlub" were even able to send in an effort of their own via a Tim Rossmann set-piece in the 9th minute. Augsburg's 65 percent possession certainly counted as one form of dominance, but hope remained alive.
The top-flight side eventually managed to secure the 1-0 in the 13th minute. Mert Kömür and Robin Fellhauer were involved in a move that saw striker Rodrigo Ribeiro eventually receive the ball from not far out centrally.
SG94 keeper Maximilian Reule couldn't get a good view through a maze of bodies in the box, enabling the Portuguese attacker to roll the ball in easily on the turn. To their immense credit, the underdog hosts quickly demonstrated that they had no intention of folding.
Großaspach overcome potential backbreaker Pascal Reinhardt's XI - unchanged since a heavy 1-7 defeat against SV Wehen Wiesbaden in their last 3. Liga match - began threatening along the right-hand side.
In the 21st minute, SG94 midfielder Marius Kunde struck the post with a distance effort. The hosts truly appeared snake-bit when FCA defender Hennes Behrens spotted Ribeiro breaking upfield.
Behrens connected with a beautiful ball. Ribeiro, just as casually as he did during his first goal, rolled the ball past helpless keeper Reule.