Highlights from the 2013-14 German Cup

Borussia Dortmund's Kevin Grosskreutz (M) is swamped by teammates after his 71st -minute goal, putting his side on its way to a 3-0 win over Wilhelmshaven. Dortmund had to battle hard to overcome the minnows, who made life tough for the Super Cup winners.

Wilhelmshaven's Angelos Elefteriadis and Dortmund's Mats Hummels battle for possession during their first-round tie. Both defenders played full games.

Hendrick Zück and Mike Hanke celebrate after Freiburg's 2-0 victory over Neustrelitz. The Bundesliga club took until the second half of extra-time to break the deadlock.

Bayer Leverkusen summer signing Heung-Min Son battles Lippstadt's Fabian Lübbers in the Bundesliga team's 6-1 win. Son scored on his debut after coming on as a substitute, having joined Leverkusen from Hamburg for a sum believed to be around 10 million euros.

Bayer Leverkusen's Lars Bender is swamped by teammates Stefan Reinartz (L), Stefan Kiessling (M) and Simon Rolfes (R) after opening the scoring for his side against Lippstadt.

Hoffenheim's Kai Herdling (R) takes a spill up against Daniel Rosenfeldt of Aumund-Vegesack, but it was the former who had plenty to smile about in a 9-0 thumping. Herdling got on the scoresheet, scoring twice in two minutes, with all Hoffenheim's goals coming in the second half.

Joo-Ho Park (R) of Mainz battles for the ball with Ozan Yilmaz (L) of Fortuna Cologne during their first-round tie. Mainz eased past their lower-league opponents 2-1.

Mainz were helped on by some healthy support from their traveling fans at Fortuna Cologne's South Stadium.

Eintracht Braunschweig became the first Bundesliga club eliminated from the German Cup following their 2-1 defeat to Armenia Bielefeld. Even the introduction of the club's marquee summer signing Simeon Jackson wasn't enough to turn the tides. Sebasian Hille (pictured above) got the first goal for Bielefeld.

Werder Bremen were dumped out of the cup by Saarbrücken on Sunday. Tim Stegerer and Marcel Ziemer both struck in extra time to give the third-tier club a 3-1 win over their Bundesliga competitors, capping what was a shaky outing for goalkeeper Sebastian Mielitz.

Sandhausen should have been playing third-tier football this season, but MSV Duisburg's bad finances meant they were relegated instead. It didn't take long for Sandhausen to make the most of their second chance as they eliminated Bundesliga side Nuremberg on penalties.

The match between Sandhausen and Nuremberg also featured a moment of pyrotechnics from the home side's most ardent supporters. For a moment the flames stopped play, but the game resumed shortly thereafter.

Marco Sailer's third-division Darmstadt knocked out Granit Xhaka's Mönchengladbach on penalties following a 0-0 draw. Hannover, Hertha Berlin, Stuttgart, Hamburg and Eintracht Frankfurt each advanced.