Serhou Guirassy's decisive goal carried Borussia Dortmund into the German Cup's second round with a 1-0 win over Rot-Weiss Essen. Despite challenges, including injuries and a late foul on Yan Couto, Dortmund persevered.

The 19,962 spectators in the sold-out stadium on Hafenstrasse created an electric atmosphere long before kick-off and showed their class during the minute's silence for the late idol of both clubs, Frank Mill.

Yan Couto had to be stretchered off following a horror tackle from an Essen player in the first round of DFB-Pokal, but there's good news for Borussia Dortmund.

Dortmund entered the match without key players Jobe Bellingham and Julian Brandt, which may have contributed to a sluggish start. The team had early attempts on goal from Marcel Sabitzer and Felix Nmecha,

Borussia Dortmund could enter the transfer market should Yan Couto’s injury picked up in Monday’s DFB Pokal win against Rot-Weiss Essen turn out to be serious. In the closing stages of the game,

Here are the live streaming details, TV channel, kick-off time & where to watch DFB-Pokal match between Rot-Weiss Essen vs Borussia Dortmund.