Marcus Reus’s lone strike was enough to send Bundesliga giants, Dortmund into the third round of the German Cup, DFB Pokal on Wednesday.
The visitors Hoffenheim had enough chances to take the lead in the first half, but in the 43rd minute, Jamie Bynoe-Gittens found enough space down the left to feed Reus inside the box and the midfielder fired a superb shot into the top corner.
Dortmund have now won each of their three German Cup encounters against Hoffenheim.
There was no exceptional moment in the 2nd half, as both teams struggled to create clear-cut chances. But in the 90th minute, Ozan Kabak was sent off with a second booking.
Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen also moved to the next round after a late win at Sandhausen.
Bayer Munich, one of the most successful teams in Germany has crashed out of the German Cup, after an extremely surprising loss to third-tier Saarbruecken on Wednesday.
