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title: "Füllkrug scores a brace but it does not stop Bremen crashing out of the DFB-Pokal against Dortmund"
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description: "Borussia Dortmund beat Werder Bremen 3-2 in the round of 32 of the DFB-Pokal, despite a brace from Niclas Füllkrug, to progress to the next round."
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# Füllkrug scores a brace but it does not stop Bremen crashing out of the DFB-Pokal against Dortmund

Borussia Dortmund beat Werder Bremen 3-2 in the round of 32 of the DFB-Pokal, despite a brace from Niclas Füllkrug, to progress to the next round.

[Kareem Al-Saleh](https://riyadaty.com/en/author/kareem-al-saleh-2) Editor Published 28 October 2026، 04:01 Saudi time

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Füllkrug scores a brace but it does not stop Bremen crashing out of the DFB-Pokal against Dortmund

[Borussia Dortmund](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/borussia-dortmund-260) progressed to the next round of the [DFB-Pokal](https://riyadaty.com/en/competition/dfb-pokal-61) after beating visitors [Werder Bremen](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/werder-bremen-255) 3-2, in a match played as part of the round of 32 of the competition.

The match, which kicked off at 22:45 Damascus time, saw an attacking performance from both sides, with Serhou Yadaly Guirassy opening the scoring for Dortmund in the 6th minute, before Karney Chukwuemeka added the second goal in the 17th minute.

In the second half, [Niclas Füllkrug](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/niclas-f%C3%BCllkrug-7525) narrowed the gap for Werder Bremen with a penalty he scored in the 65th minute, then equalised with a second goal in the 68th minute, scoring a brace in the match.

But Werder Bremen's joy was not complete, as Marcel Sabitzer sealed the result in favour of Borussia Dortmund with a third goal in stoppage time in the 90+3 minute.

With this result, Werder Bremen bowed out of the DFB-Pokal despite the brace scored by Füllkrug, while Borussia Dortmund continued their run in the competition.

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