HEBC Hamburg v Borussia Dortmund: Lineups released as Serhou Guirassy named on Dortmund bench for DFB-Pokal first round
HEBC Hamburg and Borussia Dortmund will meet at the Volksparkstadion in Hamburg on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, in the first round of the DFB-Pokal 2026-27, with Dortmund’s Serhou Guirassy named among the substitutes.
Borussia Dortmund arrive after a 2-0 opening-day Bundesliga victory over Hamburger SV, a game in which goals from Serhou Guirassy and Giannis Konstantelias sealed the win and Samuele Inácio was sent off with 13 minutes remaining. The club also featured in the Franz Beckenbauer Supercup, where they lost to Bayern Munich, and will begin their DFB-Pokal campaign tonight. HEBC Hamburg compete in the Oberliga Hamburg, the fifth tier of German football, and are making their first appearance in the DFB-Pokal since 1934-35 after winning the Hamburg Cup; they will host the match at Hamburger SV’s ground.
HEBC’s starting XI is Jannik Schoon; Lionel von Zitzewitz, Julius Stegemann, Janek Wrede (c), Christopher Grunewald; Jorna Eggers, Piet Oldag; Tjorven Kohler, Robert Shick, Hammed Nawaz; Fabian Lemke. Their substitutes are Nils Ahmann (gk), Muhammet Ali Akturk, Laurel Aug, Semir Demirovic, Luca Garcia, Moses Magens, Magnus Nagel, Phillip Onne and Malte Wilhelm.
Borussia Dortmund’s selected starters are Alexander Meyer; Julian Ryerson, Waldemar Anton, Filippo Mane, Daniel Svensson; Felix Nmecha, Joey Veerman; Mathis Albert, Marcel Sabitzer, Fabio Silva; Samuele Inacio. The Dortmund bench includes Patrick Drewes (gk), Maximlian Beier, Jobe Bellingham, Carney Chukwuemeka, Joane Gadou, Serhou Guirassy, Konstantinos Karetsas, Kaua Prates and Luca Reggiani.
For viewers in India the match will kick off at 12:15 AM IST on September 2. The fixture is scheduled to take place at the Volksparkstadion in Hamburg, Germany, which serves as Hamburger SV’s home ground.
The tie is a first-round match in the DFB-Pokal 2026-27 and will mark the start of Borussia Dortmund’s campaign in the competition; the fixture is set for Tuesday, September 1, 2026, at the Volksparkstadion.
