Stuttgart (dpa / lsw) - Fifth division club Stuttgarter Kickers is hoping for a sensation in the DFB Cup against the Europa League winner Eintracht Frankfurt. Above all, the former Bundesliga club longs to leave the lowlands of amateur football behind. The leaders of the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg wanted to play their part in a "football festival" against the Hessian Champions League participants in the second round game on Tuesday (6 p.m. / Sky) in the Gazi Stadium on the Waldau, which was sold out with 10,000 spectators for the first time in 16 years. contribute, said sports director Marc Stein.
"But the focus is on getting out of this league. That's our goal," said Stein. For the cup game against the Hessian Bundesliga club, this will only be hidden for a few days. "We hope that a lot of people will be infected and that we can also welcome a few more fans in the Oberliga." The traditional club, which may have the best line-up, is more in focus again, said Stein. "That's what we want."
In the first round, the 1987 DFB Cup finalists showed that a sensation is not entirely unthinkable. There, the Kickers beat the second division team SpVgg Greuther Fürth 2-0 thanks to an outstanding performance - and are now looking forward to the game against the five-time DFB Cup winner. The fact that his team won the premier league game at 1. Göppinger SV 1-0 on Friday helped, explained Kickers coach Mustafa Ünal. "We're going into the game relieved and even more liberated," he said.
After getting into the second round more than 600,000 euros into the coffers of the indebted traditional Stuttgart club, progressing to the round of 16 would bring in a further 800,000 euros.
