"Borussia Dortmund", coached by Niko Kovac, defeated "Mainz 04" 2-0 away in the fifth round of the Bundesliga.
The winners' goals were scored by Swedish defender Daniel Svensson and German midfielder Karim Adeyemi. "Mainz" goalkeeper Robin Zentner was sent off in the 67th minute.
"Borussia Dortmund" currently has 13 points and is second in the league table. "Mainz 04" is in 13th place with 4 points.
In the next round, "Borussia Dortmund" will host "Leipzig", while "Mainz" will face "Hamburg" away.
As part of the 5th round of the German championship, the teams "Heidenheim" and "Augsburg" also faced each other.
In the 47th minute of the game, Mikkel Kaufmann, a player of the home team, opened the scoring with a shot from outside the penalty area. 7 minutes later, Sirlord Conte made the score 2:0.
Shortly before the final whistle, Filip Titz scored Augsburg's consolation goal. Currently, the teams each have three points and share 16-17th places.
"Leipzig" club, led by Ole Werner, won against "Wolfsburg" away.
"Leipzig" striker Yohan Bakayoko scored the only goal of the game in the eighth minute. In added time of the second half, the guests' midfielder Kristof Baumgartner failed to convert a penalty.
"Leipzig" has 12 points and is third in the league table. "Wolfsburg" is in 12th place with 5 points.