Augsburg, Darmstadt advance in German Cup

Augsburg, Darmstadt advance in German Cup

Published Aug. 7, 2015 4:48 p.m. ET

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) Augsburg needed extra time to come from behind and beat fourth-division Elversberg 3-1 in the first round of the German Cup on Friday.

The Europa League side pulled even through Raul Bobadilla in the 83rd minute and then got goals from Sascha Moelders and Tobias Werner in extra time when Elversberg was reduced to 10 men.

Bundesliga newcomer Darmstadt eased past fourth-division Erndtebrueck 5-0 and second-division FSV Frankfurt beat fourth-tier Dynamo Berlin 2-0.

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