SV Hamburg have lucky German Cup escape at fifth-tier FK Pirmasens
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Former European champions SV Hamburg avoided one of the biggest shocks in German Cup history when they scored at the death en route to a 2-1 comeback victory in extra-time at fifth division FK Pirmasens on Saturday.
The other Hamburg Bundesliga club, St Pauli, even needed penalties in their home stadium to hold off neighbouring fourth-tier side Eintracht Norderstedt 3-2 after a 0-0 deadlock
over 120 minutes of the first-round tie.
Yannick Griess, who has been a Hamburg fan for life and is a club member, poked underdogs Pirmasens ahead in the 53nd minute. Dennis Krob almost got a second, with Miro Muheim clearing his effort off the goalline.
But Guilherme Ramos headed Hamburg level two minutes into stoppage time, after coming on in the 86th.
Ransford Königsdörffer then won it for the Bundesliga club in the 100th minute by heading Muheim's free-kick into the roof of the net.
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