Overview
- The tie finished 4:4 after extra time before Stuttgart won 8:7 on penalties, with Lorenz Assignon converting the decisive 20th kick.
- Goalkeeper Alexander Nübel redeemed an early error by saving three penalties in the shootout to secure progression.
- Nick Woltemade, benched to manage workload after the U21 Euros, entered in the 71st minute and made it 3:3 in the 89th.
- Ermedin Demirovic scored twice for Stuttgart, while Braunschweig’s Sven Köhler struck early, Fabio Di Michele Sanchez netted a brace, and Christian Conteh levelled in extra time; Sanoussy Ba scored an own goal.
- The holders advance to round two for the seventh straight season after a chaotic night in front of 20,865 fans and now host Borussia Mönchengladbach in the Bundesliga.