German Cup: Holders Frankfurt suffer shock loss but Bayern Munich through

Frankfurt beat Bayern Munich 3-1 in last year's German Cup final

Holders Eintracht Frankfurt suffered a shock 2-1 defeat at fourth-tier Ulm in the first round of the German Cup.

Goals from Steffen Kienle and Vitalij Lux secured a memorable win for Ulm, who held on after Goncalo Paciencia halved the deficit in the final minute.

It is the first time the holders have lost in round one since Kaiserslautern fell to Greuther Furth in 1996.

Bayern Munich needed a late winner to see off their own fourth-division opponent Drochtersen/Assel.

Robert Lewandowski tapped in the only goal of the game in the 81st minute in front of a sell-out crowd of 7,800 at the Kehdinger Stadion.

Drochtersen/Assel, captained by a car salesman and featuring a tax advisor and a stonemason, are the club of a village of just 11,500 people north-west of Hamburg.

"It was a tough game, which can happen in the cup," said Bayern's new coach Niko Kovac, who left Frankfurt in the summer after guiding them to victory over his new club in last year's final.

"We didn't actually want that and knew what to expect. We acted too slowly, but the bottom line is that we are through."

Elsewhere, Brazil striker Joelinton scored a hat-trick for Hoffenheim in their 6-1 victory at third-division Kaiserslautern, while Davy Klaassen - newly signed from Everton - earned a penalty, which captain Max Kruse converted, on his competitive debut for Werder Bremen in a 6-1 win at fourth-tier side Wormatia Worms.

Ulm players and staff celebrate their victory over holders Frankfurt

• Line-ups
• Match Stats

Line-ups

SSV Ulm 1846 Fußball

Formation 4-1-4-1

39Ortag

16Stoll4Krebs5Reichert3Schindele

6Campagna

31Gutjahr10Morina13Nierichlo23Kienle

29Lux

• 39Ortag
• 16StollBooked at 89mins
• 4Krebs
• 5Reichert
• 3Schindele
• 6CampagnaBooked at 65mins
• 31Gutjahr
• 10MorinaSubstituted forSchmidtsat 63'minutes
• 13Nierichlo
• 23KienleSubstituted forHoffmannat 82'minutes
• 29LuxSubstituted forBraigat 79'minutes

Substitutes

• 1Hundertmark
• 2Bradara
• 9Rathgeber
• 11Braig
• 15Schmidts
• 18Beck
• 25Hoffmann

Frankfurt

Formation 3-4-2-1

1Rönnow

19Abraham20Hasebe13Salcedo

24da Costa16Torró6de Guzmán15Willems

9Haller11Gacinovic

8Jovic

• 1Rönnow
• 19Abraham
• 20HasebeBooked at 84mins
• 13SalcedoBooked at 37minsSubstituted forMüllerat 79'minutes
• 24da Costa
• 16TorróSubstituted forMendes Paciênciaat 83'minutesBooked at 90mins
• 6de Guzmán
• 15WillemsSubstituted forBlumat 70'minutes
• 9Haller
• 11GacinovicBooked at 90mins
• 8Jovic

Substitutes

• 7Blum
• 23Russ
• 27Müller
• 28Rodrigues de Souza
• 29Wiedwald
• 33Tawatha
• 39Mendes Paciência

Referee:

Timo Gerach

Attendance:

18,440

Match Stats

Home TeamSSV Ulm 1846 FußballAway TeamFrankfurt

Possession

Home27%

Away73%

Shots

Home14

Away17

Shots on Target

Home6

Away5

Corners

Home3

Away8

Fouls

Home18

Away12