Overview
- HSV beat Bayer Leverkusen in the Achtelfinale after a 1-1 draw through extra time, winning the shootout 4-2 to book a DFB-Pokal quarterfinal place.
- Penzberg edged Ohlstadt 3-2 to stretch its unbeaten run to ten matches, but Franz Fischer sustained fractures to the C5–C6 vertebrae and is expected to wear a cervical collar for about six weeks.
- SV BW Dingden’s 410-minute streak without conceding ended in a 0-2 loss at ETB SW Essen, with Nabil El-Hany opening the scoring and Rotosson Kanu finishing a late counter.
- SpVgg Unterhaching cruised 5-0 against DJK Vilzing, highlighted by 17-year-old Wesley Krattenmacher’s late brace and first Regionalliga goals.
- Form lines shifted across regional leagues: SuS 21 halted an eight-game winless run, SV Budberg prevailed 3-2 through Moritz Paul’s 17th of the season, and TSV Murnau II climbed out of the drop zone with a 5-2 win.