Despite final defeat: Bielefeld's record is here to stay
In the end, Arminia Bielefeld's cup fairy tale did not have a happy ending. They lost 2:4 against VfB Stuttgart. After the early 0:3 shock, the comeback did not materialize. Thus, the Swabians not only celebrated the title in the end, but they can also look forward to international travels in the next season. Because through the DFB Cup, the Bundesliga team is now also represented in the Europa League.
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For Arminia, it may currently be a small consolation, but the future second division team has still made history. Another reason for DSC to be incredibly proud of what they have achieved!
After Hertha BSC II (1993), Energie Cottbus (1997), and Union Berlin (2001), the team of Mitch Kniat was the fourth third division team that made it to the cup final.
However, the predecessors never managed to score a goal. When Julia Kania scored 1:4 against VfB Stuttgart in the 83rd minute yesterday, a third division team was allowed to celebrate their own goal in the final history for the first time.
And the Bielefelders expanded their own record: Just two minutes later, Josha Vagnoman was forced into an own goal. Two goals from a third division team in the DFB Cup final? The men from the Alm can be incredibly proud of that!
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And who knows, maybe the Bielefelders will make it back to the cup final someday. "This is an incentive to come back here," Kniat had said after the final whistle. Besides the disappointment, however, pride also predominates. "Nevertheless, we can be proud of what we have achieved. What the fans, what all of Bielefeld tore down in Berlin, was unique." The fans would surely not mind traveling to Berlin again.
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