This archive report was first published on 30 October 2019.
On Tuesday, record 19-time German Cup winners Bayern Munich narrowly avoided a second round exit to second division VfL Bochum after a dramatic 2-1 win.
Bochum had taken the lead in the 36th minute when Bayern's Alphonso Davies directed Danny Blum's cross into his own net at the Ruhrstadion.
However, Bayern's coach Niko Kovac sent on key players, including Thomas Mueller, Robert Lewandowski, and Philippe Coutinho, to try and turn the game around.
Bayern's Serge Gnabry equalised with a neat finish from Joshua Kimmich's cross before Bochum were reduced to 10 men, with defender Armel Bella-Kotchap dismissed for handball in the 88th minute.
Just a minute later, Mueller took advantage to finish from Kingsley Coman's cross and earn Bayern a last-gasp victory.
Other German Cup second round matches saw Stuttgart beat Hamburg 2-1 after extra time, Union Berlin win 3-1 at high-flying Freiburg, and top flight Hoffenheim defeat third-tier MSV Duisburg 2-0 on the road.
