Five-star Borussia Dortmund cruise past fifth-tier opponents in German Cup opener

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/svensson-daniel/bs9KBNfb/"]Daniel Svensson[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/silva-fabio/YaEnqMoU/"]Fabio Silva[/a] got on the scoresheet for the visitors, who also benefitted from an own goal from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/hebc-hamburg/jRkoZvLn/"]HEBC[/a] defender [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/wrede-janek/bVvMd5aB/"]Janek Wrede[/a].[/p][p]Officially the hosts, HEBC moved the match from their 2,500-seat home to the 57,000-strong Volkspark Stadion, home of Bundesliga side Hamburg.[/p][p]Despite surrendering home advantage with much of the crowd bathed in [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/dortmund/nP1i5US1/"]Dortmund[/a] yellow, the official attendance was 45,917, a German Cup record for a match involving a fifth-tier team, while much of the revenue will flow to the amateur side.[/p][p]Dortmund coach Niko Kovac made seven changes, although deadline-day newcomer [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/nwaneri-ethan/lxyovn2o/"]Ethan Nwaneri[/a] arrived too late on his season-long loan from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/arsenal/hA1Zm19f/"]Arsenal[/a] to take part.[/p][image alt="Match stats" id="2c745c76-187a-412a-95aa-9a018a4b8902" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="e0e73448-f4f6-49ae-af2f-45579cedc539" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][p]HEBC held the 2024 Champions League finalists at bay for the opening half-hour but Dortmund's pressure soon told, with the hosts conceding an own goal in the 33rd minute before Svensson netted three minutes later.[/p][p]Teenage forward [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/inacio-samuele/0SEze5Q0/"]Inacio[/a] then bagged a brace before half-time to put any hopes of a shock upset well beyond doubt.[/p][p]Former [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/wolves/j3Azpf5d/"]Wolves[/a] forward Silva added a fifth just before the hour mark to add gloss to Dortmund's victory.[/p][p]On Wednesday, holders [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/bayern-munich/nVp0wiqd/"]Bayern Munich[/a] play at second-tier [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/vfl-osnabruck/88Xgj1Y5/"]Osnabruck[/a] in their German Cup opener.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/dortmund-nP1i5US1/hebc-hamburg-jRkoZvLn/?mid=Uc2dCuUQ"]Check out the match stats with Flashscore.[/a][/p]