Karlsruher SC Stage Second-Half Comeback to Beat Preußen Münster 2-1 in DFB Cup
Karlsruher SC came from behind to book their place in the next round of the DFB Cup, overturning a half-time deficit to beat Preußen Münster 2-1 in a second half defined by resilience.
Preußen Münster had taken the lead through Montell Ndikom in the 35th minute, and looked set to carry that advantage into the break and beyond. But the visitors emerged from the interval a different side, gradually wrestling control of the contest away from their hosts.
Marvin Wanitzek was the standout performer on the night, levelling matters with a crucial 69th-minute strike to go alongside four key passes, a display that earned him the highest match rating of anyone on the pitch. His influence proved decisive in turning the tie in Karlsruher’s favour and kept the pressure firmly on a Münster side who increasingly struggled to hold firm.
Defender Sebastian Jung put the visitors ahead for the first time in the 81st minute, and Münster’s night went from bad to worse deep into stoppage time when they were reduced to ten men following a sending-off in the 90+5th minute, leaving them with no way back against a Karlsruher side now firmly in the ascendancy.
The result continues a lopsided head-to-head record between the two clubs — of ten previous meetings, Karlsruher have won six to Münster’s solitary victory, with three draws completing the picture. Karlsruher SC now progress in the DFB Cup, while Preußen Münster face an early exit from the competition, left to reflect on a night that slipped away from them after the break.
