- Title: Dortmund fans celebrate German Cup win, Frankfurt supporters disappointed
- Date: 27th May 2017
- Summary: DORTMUND, GERMANY (MAY 27, 2017) (REUTERS) ***WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** VARIOUS OF DORTMUND FANS AT FRIEDENSPLATZ (PEACE SQUARE) WATCHING MATCH ON BIG SCREEN FANS CHEERING GOAL VARIOUS OF FANS WATCHING MATCH VARIOUS OF FANS CELEBRATING WIN (SOUNDBITE) (German) DORTMUND FAN, HASAN GUELEM, SAYING: "Just amazing. It was really exciting, the first half was difficult and we were really nervous but after the penalty we knew we'd won. Amazing, unbelievable really!" (SOUNDBITE) (German) DORTMUND FAN, MARK GUENZKE, SAYING: "I'm overjoyed. The team earned it. It's just great - after so many lost finals, now victory!" (SOUNDBITE) (German) DORTMUND FAN, MARIA SIMON (LEFT), SAYING: "It's indescribable, just brilliant. The boys did really well and we're really proud of our boys." (SOUNDBITE) (German) DORTMUND FAN, OLIVIA CHRISTKOWSKI (RIGHT), SAYING: "We really are, it was such a great match." (SOUNDBITE) (German) DORTMUND FAN, KATHARINA, SAYING: "Absolutely crazy that they won!" VARIOUS OF DORTMUND FANS CELEBRATING FRANKFURT, GERMANY (MAY 27, 2017) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF EINTRACHT FRANKFURT FANS WATCHING MATCH ON BIG SCREEN AT STADIUM TWO MEN IN STANDS FIGHTING VARIOUS OF FANS CHEERING VARIOUS OF FANS WATCHING AS MATCH ENDS (SOUNDBITE) (German) DORTMUND FAN, PATRICK KRAUSS, SAYING: "The match was very good at the beginning until 1-0 and then it bottomed out a bit. But then the second half was ok." (SOUNDBITE) (German) EINTRACHT FRANKFURT FAN, MICHAEL GLAESER, SAYING: "It's a shame they won but they played better than expected, that was great." (SOUNDBITE) (German) EINTRACHT FRANKFURT FAN, ANNA MARIA BAUER, SAYING: "I found it really exciting, really tense but the atmosphere here in the stadium was obviously great, even if we weren't actually there watching live. I'm glad we came, it was a good match." (SOUNDBITE) (German) SOCCER FAN, JONATHAN BEIERLEIN, SAYING: "(Pierre-Emerick) Aubameyang is my favourite player, so I was for Dortmund. Actually I was for both of them, but more for Dortmund." FANS STARTING TO LEAVE STADIUM
- Embargoed: 10th June 2017 22:43
- Keywords: celebrations German Cup fans Eintracht Frankfurt Borussia Dortmund
- Location: DORTMUND & FRANKFURT, GERMANY
- City: DORTMUND & FRANKFURT, GERMANY
- Country: Germany
- Topics: Soccer,Sport
- Reuters ID: LVA0016IM57PB
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Borussia Dortmund fans were celebrating on Saturday evening (May 27) after the team snapped their German Cup jinx, edging past Eintracht Frankfurt 2-1 to win the trophy after losing the three previous finals, and end their season on a high.
Some 15,000 Dortmund fans crammed into the city's Friedensplatz ('Peace Square") to watch a screening of the match, which was played in Berlin's Olympic Stadium, and looked set to continue celebrating well into the night.
In Frankurt, Eintracht fans watching on a big screen set up in the stadium were disappointed to miss out on what would have been their first German Cup win since 1988.
It was Dortmund's first Cup win since their 2012 domestic double, and also the first trophy for Coach Thomas Tuchel and for winger Marco Reus, considered among the most talented players of his generation but who had lost four finals since arriving in 2012, including the 2013 Champions League final.
Dortmund's victory also meant Freiburg, who finished seventh in the league, will compete in the Europa League qualifying rounds. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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