2015/16 Bundesliga Thread

[MtnJax]

nearly creamed my pants this morning when i saw that FS2 was showing bundesliga games. I had no idea

[Goondal]

Round 1 of DFB Pokal was completed last weekend, here are the results.  If the team is not a member of the top division their level is in parentheses:

TuS Erndtebrück (V) 0-5 SV Darmstadt 98
BFC Dynamo (IV) 0-2 FSV Frankfurt (II)
SV Elversberg (IV) 1-3 (aet) FC Augsburg
Viktoria Köln (IV) 2-1 Union Berlin (II)
SV Meppen (IV) 0-4 1. FC Köln
Hallescher (III) 0-1 Eintracht Braunschweig (II)
Stuttgarter Kickers (III) 1-4 VfL Wolfsburg
Sportfreunde (IV) 0-3 Bayer Leverkusen
MSV Duisburg (II) 0-5 Schalke 05
Würzburger Kickers (III) 0-2 (aet) Werder Bremen
Erzgebirge Aue (III) 1-0 Greuther Fürth (II)
Bremer SV (V) 0-3 Eitracth Frankfurt
1860 Munich (II) 2-0 1899 Hoffenheim
SSV Reutlingen (V) 3-1 Karsruher SC (II)
Holstein Kiel (III) 1-2 VfB Stuttgart
Carl Zeiss Jena (IV) 3-2 (aet) Hamburger SV
Bahlinger SC (IV) 0-0 (3-5) SV Sandhausen (II)
HSV Barmbeck-Uhlenhorst (V) 0-5 SC Freiburg (II)
FSV Salmrohr (V) 0-5 VfL Bochum (II)
Chemnitzer FC (III) 0-2 Borussia Dortmund
VfB Lübeck (IV) 1-2 SC Paderborn (II)
Rot-Weiss Essen (IV) 0-0 (1-3) Fortuna Düsseldorf (II)
FK Pirmasens (IV) 1-4 1. FC Heidenheim (II)
SpVg Unterhaching (IV) 2-1 Ingolstadt 04
FC Nöttingen (V) 1-3 Bayern München
Hansa Rostock (III) 0-0 (4-5) 1. FC Kaiserslautern (II)
KSV Hessen Kassel (IV) 0-2 Hannover 96
Energie Cottbus (III) 0-3 Mainz 05
Armenia Bielefeld (II) 0-2 Hertha BSC
VfL Osnabrück (III) 0-2 (Awarded) RB Leipzig (II)
VfR Aalen (III) 0-0 (1-2) 1. FC Nürnberg (II)
FC St. Pauli (II) 1-4 Borussia Monchengladbach

Bundesliga teams eliminated in Round 1:
1899 Hoffenheim
Hamburger SV
Ingolstadt 04
 

[Goondal]

nearly creamed my pants this morning when i saw that FS2 was showing bundesliga games. I had no idea

It is great is it not?  FS1 and FS2 are both supposed to show 60 or so games this season.  If you get Fox Soccer Plus they will also have games, although some will not be live.  Currently have Leverkusen/Hoffenheim on the TV and Werder Bremen/Schalke on my phone

[Goondal]

DFB Pokal Round II Draw (games will be played October 27-28)

Viktoria Köln (IV) v. Bayer Leverkusen
Erzgebirge Aue (III) v. Eintracht Frankfurt
SpVgg Unterhaching (IV) v. RB Leipzig (II)
Carl Zeiss Jena (IV) v. VfB Stuttgart
SSV Reutlingen (IV) v. Eintracht Braunschweig (II)
Schalke 04 v. Borussia Monchengladbach
SV Sandhausen (II) v. 1. FC Heidenheim (II)
Borussia Dortmund v. SC Paderborn (II)
FSV Frankfurt (II) v. Hertha Berlin
Mainz 05 v. 1860 Munich (II)
1. FC Nürnberg (II) v. Fortuna Düsseldorf (II)
SV Darmstadt v. Hannover 96
SC Freiburg (II) v. FC Augsburg
VfL Bochum (II) v. 1. FC Kaiserslautern (II)
Werder Bremen v. 1. FC Köln
VfL Wolfsburg v. Bayern München

This draw highlights two problems I have with the way this tournament is structured.  First, I believe that when the two opponents are on different levels the lower level team should be playing at home.  Paderborn and 1860 Munich should not be traveling to Dortmund and Mainz.

The other more important mistake that they make is that I feel all first division teams should be in Pot 2.  Yes Bayern/Wolfsburg and Schalke/Monchengladbach should prove to be exciting matches, but they should not be happening this early.    The top two teams from the previous season face while while the third finishing team travels to the sixth finishing team?  Seems silly to me

[DirtyMagic97]

Got to watch Schalke play over the weekend. Their counter-attack is pretty lethal. They are exciting to watch. Bremen was lackluster. Johannsson was poor.

[Goondal]

Got to watch Schalke play over the weekend. Their counter-attack is pretty lethal. They are exciting to watch. Bremen was lackluster. Johannsson was poor.

Definitely disappointing start for Bremen. 

Dortmund looked excellent, much better than whatever was wrong with them last year 

[djp14]

I'm glad FS2 is showing Bundesliga matches, but in 2015, it's a little jarring to watch sports in standard definition. I hope they show more matches on FS1. I did catch Bayern Leverkusen/Hoffenheim on Fox Sports Carolinas (40).  I hadn't seen a Bundesliga game since the "Soccer Made In Germany" days, so that was cool.

 

[MtnJax]

I think FS1 is showing games as well. Bayern Munich was shown on Friday morning I believe

[Goondal]

There are about sixty games on both FS1 and FS2 that will be live.  Fox Soccer Plus will also have gamse, both live and on tape delay.  All games are available on computers/tablets/phones via Fox Soccer 2 Go if you choose to purchase that package

[MtnJax]

Hoffenheim with that 9 second goal on Bayern to open the game LOL

[OnlyPantherFaninMaine]

Müller saves the day as usual. 

[OnlyPantherFaninMaine]

High drama in the Rhein! Boateng sent off with two yellows after a hand ball in the box and the post saves the penalty and chance for Hoffenheim to go up 2-1. Bayern a man down with 15' left tied at 1-1. 

[Goondal]

Costa is sick, that is all

[OnlyPantherFaninMaine]

Wow! What a crazy match. Costa makes a marvelous run with a beauty cross to Lewandowski who finishes with a world class touch. Bayern escape Hoffenheim with three points.