ZG Sonnenhof Grossaspach and Arminia Bielefeld shared the points in a DFB Pokal Round of 64 fixture at the VirmachenDruck Arena on 22 August 2026. The match finished 2:2 after extra time, with Joel Felix denied a second yellow that would have handed the visitors a win. By then, both sides had already shown enough to suggest this would not be decided lightly.
Arminia took the lead early through Jan Elias Rahn just seven minutes in, capitalising on a moment of calm in an otherwise frenetic opening. Grossaspach responded quickly, with Stefano Russo equalising before half-time, and Joel Grodowski putting the hosts ahead in the 42nd minute. The momentum shifted entirely, and suddenly the visitors were chasing the game.
Fabian Eisele brought Arminia back into contention from the penalty spot in the 55th minute, a moment that should have shifted the balance. But the visitors' fortunes changed irrevocably in stoppage time when Felix received a second yellow card. The dismissal left them with ten men for extra time, and though they pushed forward, they could not find a winner.
The statistics tell a story of competing approaches. Grossaspach held 53 per cent possession and generated 1.86 expected goals from seven shots on target, while Arminia created 1.44 xG from five attempts. Both sides registered 15 fouls, and the aerial duels were evenly matched at 29 apiece. The numbers suggest a contest decided more by moments than sustained dominance.
Substitutions came thick and fast in the second half, with both managers searching for something to change the complexion of the tie. Isaiah Young, Marvin Mehlem, Niklas Pollex, and several others entered the fray, but the game had already reached its conclusion in regulation time. Extra time produced little beyond further cautions and fatigue setting in.
The result sends both sides forward in the competition, though the manner of the draw will leave Arminia questioning what might have been. Felix's dismissal in the 92nd minute proved costly, and with 106 minutes of football to play afterwards, they simply could not equalise. A point shared, but not a result anyone would call even.