Eintracht Frankfurt forward Omar Marmoush kept up his stellar recent form, scoring the winner in a 2-1 defeat of Borussia Moenchengladbach in the German Cup second round on Wednesday.
SCHLUSS! AUS! Achtelfinale!!! ❤️🔥
— Eintracht Frankfurt (@Eintracht) October 30, 2024
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Frankfurt were reduced to 10 men when Arthur Theate was sent off for a handball outside the box just 15 minutes in, his second straight red card.
French forward Hugo Ekitike put the five-time winners in front in first-half stoppage time but Gladbach's Ko Itakura levelled things up at the start of the second.
Was ein Team, was ein Fight, was ein Tor ❤️🔥
— Eintracht Frankfurt (@Eintracht) October 30, 2024
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With 20 minutes remaining, Marmoush put the undermanned Eagles back in front, his 11th goal in 13 matches in all competitions this season.
A Matthias Ginter goal and a penalty to Vincenzo Grifo, both in the first half, took Freiburg to a 2-1 home win over three-time winners Hamburg, who scored through Jonas Meffert in the second half.
Elsewhere, Hertha Berlin beat Heidenheim 2-1 at home thanks to goals from Derry Scherhant and Michael Cuisance. Heidenheim pulled one back through Stefan Schimmer in the 89th minute.
Six-time winners Werder Bremen beat Paderborn 1-0 with Marvin Ducksch scoring the only goal.
On Tuesday, Borussia Dortmund were beaten 1-0 in extra-time away at Wolfsburg, while RB Leipzig and defending champions Bayer Leverkusen had comfortable wins.
Later on Wednesday, 20-time champions Bayern Munich travel to Mainz.