Fichte Bielefeld, Hansa Lüneburg or ASV Durlach - the minnows hope for a sensation in what will be the match of their lives.
The 1st round proper in the 66th DFB Cup brings several clashes between amateur clubs and star-studded professional teams.
Seventh-flight amateurs
Fichte Bielefeld, the club from the lowest league still involved in the competition (seventh flight), hope to succeed in their “mission impossible”.
“We're blatant underdogs. But we don't approach the match saying that we've already lost”, coach Mark Sawkill says ahead of the match against Mönchengladbach.
Borussia coach Jos Luhukay speaks for all Bundesliga coaches when he warns that “this is no longer a test match, we won't get any presents!”
Pfullendorf eye another sensation
Eintracht Frankfurt's quest towards the Berlin final starts at SC Pfullendorf, and the Regional League side have already eliminated Arminia Bielefeld in 2006.
“They are human, too. Our chance may be one or two per cent, but we want to convert it”, SCP coach Walter Schnecks announces.
Difficult task for HSV
Hamburger SV arguably have the most difficult tasks of all Bundesliga clubs when they travel to 2. Bundesliga new boys FC Ingolstadt, coached by former Bayern star Thorsten Fink.
“If we play what we're capable of then there's no need to be afraid”, insists HSV coach Martin Jol.
All matches on Saturday:
Eintracht Nordhorn - Werder Bremen
Holstein Kiel - Hansa Rostock
SV Babelsberg 03 - FSV Mainz 05
Rot-Weiss Essen - Borussia Dortmund
Hallescher FC - Hannover 96
VfB Fichte Bielefeld - Bor. Mönchengladbach
FC Wegberg-Beeck - Alemannia Aachen
FC Ingolstadt - Hamburger SV (all at 15:30)
FC 08 Homburg - FC Schalke 04
SC Pfullendorf - Eintracht Frankfurt
Tennis Borussia Berlin - Energie Cottbus
Carl Zeiss Jena - 1. FC Kaiserslautern
SC Paderborn - FC Augsburg (all at 19:30)
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Three points against the end of the world