Borussia M'gladbach cruised to a 0-5 win at TSV Schott Mainz in the DFB Pokal first round, effectively sealing the tie with two goals in three first-half minutes. Hugo Bolin opened the scoring from Philipp Sander's assist, and Daiki Hashioka doubled the lead with Kevin Stöger providing the pass.
Bolin struck again three minutes after the restart from Robin Hack's delivery to make it 0-3, and a flurry of late goals from Lukas Ullrich and Wael Mohya completed the rout. Kevin Diks was booked in first-half stoppage time, the only card of the match.
The stats told a story of complete dominance. Borussia enjoyed 78% possession, fired 29 shots with 13 on target, and completed 694 passes, while Mainz's keeper made eight saves just to keep the margin respectable. The visitors had eight big chances overall.
