Eintracht Frankfurt advanced to the second round of the DFB-Pokal with an 11-0 demolition of SC St. Tönis, setting the club's all-time cup record in their opening fixture of the competition. The result also marked the largest halftime lead in the tournament's history, with Frankfurt already 10-0 up at the break before a crowd of 10,893 at the sold-out Grotenburg in Krefeld.
Jonathan Burkardt scored a hat trick, while Robin Koch, Ayoube Amaimouni, Can Uzun, Elias Baum, Younes Ebnoutalib, Mario Götze and Fares Chaibi also found the net in the rout.
The match was the first competitive outing for head coach Adi Hütter since his return to the club. In another first-round tie, Karlsruher SC edged Preußen Münster 2-1 after Sebastian Jung's 81st-minute winner.