Fourth-Tier Team Jeddeloh II Stuns Bundesliga's Heidenheim in DFB-Pokal

SSV Jeddeloh II, a fourth-tier team from the Lower Saxony region, caused a major upset in the first round of the DFB-Pokal by defeating recently relegated Bundesliga side 1. FC Heidenheim 5-2. The match, played at the Oldenburger Marschweg Stadium, saw Heidenheim take an early lead through Yannik Wagner but quickly concede three goals in 15 minutes, including an own goal and strikes from Kamer Krasniqi, Jan Schöppner, and Haris Hyseni. Despite a penalty miss by substitute Budu Siwsiwadse, Jeddeloh II scored two more goals through Hyseni and Tim Janßen, with Mikkel Kaufmann's late goal only serving as a consolation for Heidenheim. The victory is Jeddeloh II's first-ever second-round qualification in the DFB-Pokal and comes after a prediction by their sports director Olaf Blancke two months earlier.