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DFB-Pokal Review: Hamburg dumped out by fourth-tier opposition, Bayern stroll through

Hamburg were left red-faced on Sunday after crashing out of the DFB-Pokal first round to fourth-tier outfit Carl Zeiss Jena, losing 3-2 after extra time.

Justin Gerlach opened the scoring with a low strike after 15 minutes, but Jena were pegged back when Ivica Olic found the net four minutes into the second half.

Velimir Jovanovic capped a counter-attacking move to re-establish Jena's lead just short of the hour mark and the home side looked destined for the second round.

Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich had no such problems as they brushed Nottingen aside with a 3-1 triumph in which Arturo Vidal, Mario Gotze and Robert Lewandowski netted.  

Vidal's fifth-minute penalty was his first competitive goal for the club since joining from Juventus.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Henrikh Mkhitaryan found the target for Thomas Tuchel's side.