SV Wehen Wiesbaden vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Bayer Leverkusen made light work of third-division Wehen Wiesbaden, cruising to a 4-0 win at the BRITA-Arena in their DFB-Pokal first-round tie. The visitors dominated possession from the first whistle but needed until deep into the first half to find a breakthrough, with Patrik Schick finally beating the Wehen defense in the 44th minute. Leverkusen wasted no time putting the tie out of reach, with Lucas Vázquez doubling the lead just moments into the second half. Nathan Tella made it three in the 69th minute before Christian Kofane rounded off the scoring in the 79th. Wehen picked up two yellow cards, shown to Fabian Greilinger and Gino Fechner, but otherwise offered little resistance, with no penalties or red cards in the match. For Leverkusen, it was a smooth first competitive outing under new coach Carles Martínez, who will take plenty of confidence into the Bundesliga season from such a dominant display. Wehen's cup run ends at the first hurdle, though they can be proud of testing a top-flight side for long stretches before fading late on.