Steffen Baumgart didn't really get angry about the lightning knockout in the DFB Cup.

Rather, the coach of 1. FC Köln grumbled because of the injuries suffered by goalscorer Anthony Modeste and defender Timo Hübers.

Referee Felix Brych did not whistle in the relevant scenes on Saturday.

At least Baumgart did not express any concern that the duo could miss the start of the Bundesliga next Sunday against FC Schalke 04.

The end after a 3:4 penalty shootout at SSV Jahn Regensburg was unnecessary.

The Cologne team experienced a stuttering start against the leaders of the second Bundesliga and were quickly 2-0 behind.

Andreas Albers (18th minute) and Prince Owusu (27th) let Regensburg celebrate in front of 13,236 spectators.

But then the Rhinelanders got stronger and stronger.

Mark Uth (28th) and Dejan Ljubicic (63rd), who withdrew to defensive midfield after the botched initial phase and thus ensured stability, equalized.

Cologne then missed the decision, also because Modeste had to leave the field prematurely in extra time due to a pelvic injury, and, like in February 2021, failed again in the round of 16 on penalties at the Upper Palatinate.

"Match must not go to penalties"

"This game shouldn't even go into a penalty shoot-out," said managing director Christian Keller, referring to "five, six, seven" chances when Cologne should have scored the third goal "against an opponent who is fighting self-sacrificingly".

Towards the end of the second half, the Oberpfälzer team began to lose more and more physical strength.

"It felt like every Regensburg player had cramps in every part of their body," said Keller.

But there was a problem in the Rhinelander's offensive.

According to goalkeeper Timo Horn, the Cologne team did not do well in front of Regensburg goalkeeper Dejan Stojanovic.

Coach Baumgart, meanwhile, criticized his team for “many small mistakes”.

After all, the Cologne management calculated commercially with an end in the first round.

But that was no consolation.

"Today it's really shit, both sportingly and economically," admitted Keller, who had previously worked in a responsible position in Regensburg for many years.

With the shattered dream of traveling to the final in Berlin, the people of Cologne also unnecessarily left "Euros lying around".

Business trips to the capital in November: but then only to Hertha BSC in the Bundesliga.