Match Summary · 1. FC Kaiserslautern · DFB-Pokal · Football · Germany · DFB Pokal · SV Waldhof Mannheim 07 · 1 FC Kaiserslautern · Ibrahim Kanate · Alex Murphy · Ivan Prtajin
| Metric | SV Waldhof Mannheim 07 | 1 FC Kaiserslautern |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 46% | 54% |
| Shots | 14 | 17 |
| Shots on target | 4 | 5 |
| Shots off target | 6 | 9 |
| Corners | 5 | 15 |
| Yellow cards | 7 | 6 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Offsides | 2 | 0 |
| Goalkeeper saves | 4 | 4 |
For long stretches, neither side could force the score open. The first half closed at 0-0, and that pattern held through full time as the game grew increasingly scrappy. Kaiserslautern picked up first-half cautions through Mika Haas and Maxwell Gyamfi, while Mannheim saw Julian Ulbricht and Kushtrim Asallari booked soon after the restart. Moritz Malik Polte and Vincent Thill also went into the book as the tension rose.
The benches were busy as both managers searched for a breakthrough. Alex Murphy and Ibrahim Kanate arrived for the visitors in the 63rd minute, while Mannheim responded with Vincent Thill, Diego Michel and Goncalo Gregorio in a triple change just after 66 minutes. Leroy-Jacques Mickels was added later, but the summary remained finely balanced until extra time, when Kaiserslautern finally claimed the only goal and the winning result.
One update around the tie said extra time followed a delay at Carl-Benz-Stadion. In that account, Hagel said, "Anyone who uses football as a platform for violent excesses, deliberately endangers other fans, and, above all, injures security forces, is not a fan, but a criminal." The on-field highlights were scarce, but the final score, stats and overall summary all point to Kaiserslautern surviving a bruising cup night.