The

2010–11 DFB-Pokal The 2010–11 DFB-Pokal was the 68th season of the annual German football cup competition. The competition began on 13 August 2010 with the first round and concluded on 21 May 2011 with the final at the Olympiastadion in Berlin. The competition w ...

season came to a close on 21 May 2011 when

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played against

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at the Olympiastadion in

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. For the first time since

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, a team from the 2. Bundesliga reached the final. Schalke 04 won the cup for the fifth time after defeating Duisburg 5–0.

Route to the final

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knockout cup competition. There were a total of five rounds leading up to the final. Teams were drawn against each other, and the winner after 90 minutes would advance. If still tied, 30 minutes of

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was played. If the score was still level, a

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was used to determine the winner. ''Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).''

Match

Summary

The game started off with both teams neutralizing each other in the midfield area. Schalke had a little edge but could no create any chances for themselves. A few quick passes from the frontline of Schalke confused the defense from Duisburg after 18 minutes and

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broke through between two defenders and made the opening goal from 20 metres. Schalke had then control over the game and as

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made a run on the right side

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was ready for the cross to score the 2–0 just four minutes later. Schalke had a few other chances to raise the lead but after 30 minutes Duisburg got better into the game, and had some chances. The biggest one had

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after he had an open lane to the goal but somehow waited too long and the defence recovered and his shot went wide right. Later, Manuel Schäffler had a chance when he had his back to the goal with

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on his back but his shot had not enough power to go past

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's goal. Schalke was struggling but

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scored the third goal two minutes before halftime after a corner kick where David Yelldell misread the ball and was too late. After the half-time, the game was decided when

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scored the 4–0 after a nice pass from Huntelaar with more than 30 minutes to go. After that goal Schalke 04 controlled the pace of the game and Huntelaar scored his second goal after

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from Duisburg passes to

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who lost the ball and Huntelaar scored from 10 metres after 70 minutes. Not much chances afterwards and the game ended in a comfortable 5–0 for Schalke 04 for their fifth title.

Details

References

External links

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Match report
at kicker.de
Match report
at WorldFootball.net
Match report
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