Dortmund thrash third tier Magdeburg in German Cup

Soccer Football - DFB Cup Second Round - Magdeburg v Borussia Dortmund - MDCC-Arena, Magdeburg, Germany - October 24, 2017 Borussia Dortmund’s Shinji Kagawa celebrates scoring their fifth goal with Andre Schurrle and team mates REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke

BERLIN (Reuters) - Bundesliga leaders Borussia Dortmund made light work of FC Magdeburg as they cruised past the third tier side 5-0 in their German Cup second round tie on Tuesday.

Hosts Magdeburg, who in their heyday won three East German league titles and the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1974, held out for 41 minutes before Gonzalo Castro gave Dortmund the lead, one minute after coming on as a substitute.

Alexander Isek, Andriy Yarmolenko, with a penalty, Marc Bartra and Shinji Kagawa added further goals as the visitors ran riot in the second half.

Soccer Football - DFB Cup Second Round - Magdeburg v Borussia Dortmund - MDCC-Arena, Magdeburg, Germany - October 24, 2017 Borussia Dortmund’s Andriy Yarmolenko scores their third goal from the penalty spot REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke

Schalke 04 forward Franco Di Santo scored his first competitive goal for more than 18 months to set his side on the way to a 3-1 win at third tier Wehen Wiesbaden.

The former Wigan Athletic and Werder Bremen forward, who has suffered injury problems since his last goal against FC Cologne in March 2016, netted from close range after 27 minutes.

Guido Burgstaller added a second three minutes later before Alf Mintzel put through his own goal in the 54th. David Blacha scored Wiesbaden's consolation late in the game.

Soccer Football - DFB Cup Second Round - Magdeburg v Borussia Dortmund - MDCC-Arena, Magdeburg, Germany - October 24, 2017 Borussia Dortmund’s Marc Bartra celebrates scoring their fourth goal with Sokratis Papastathopoulos and team mates REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke

Eintracht Frankfurt won 4-0 at fourth tier FC Schweinfurt with Sebastian Haller scoring the first two goals.

Bayer Leverkusen thumped second tier Union Berlin 4-1, while a second-half Thorgan Hazard goal gave Borussia Moenchengladbach a 1-0 win at second division leaders Fortuna Duesseldorf.

Soccer Football - DFB Cup Second Round - Magdeburg v Borussia Dortmund - MDCC-Arena, Magdeburg, Germany - October 24, 2017 Borussia Dortmund’s Shinji Kagawa in action with Magdeburg’s Nico Hammann REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke

(Writing by Brian Homewood; Editing by Ken Ferris)

Soccer Football - DFB Cup Second Round - Magdeburg v Borussia Dortmund - MDCC-Arena, Magdeburg, Germany - October 24, 2017 Borussia Dortmund’s Alexander Isak in action with Magdeburg’s Philip Turpitz REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke

Soccer Football - DFB Cup Second Round - Magdeburg v Borussia Dortmund - MDCC-Arena, Magdeburg, Germany - October 24, 2017 Borussia Dortmund’s Gonzalo Castro scores their first goal REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke

Soccer Football - DFB Cup Second Round - Magdeburg v Borussia Dortmund - MDCC-Arena, Magdeburg, Germany - October 24, 2017 Borussia Dortmund’s Gonzalo Castro celebrates scoring their first goal with Alexander Isak and Marcel Schmelzer REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke

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Soccer Football - DFB Cup Second Round - Magdeburg v Borussia Dortmund - MDCC-Arena, Magdeburg, Germany - October 24, 2017 Magdeburg fans display a banner and let flares off REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke