THERE were no upsets in the first round of the DFB-Pokal on Saturday night as all eight Bundesliga sides involved reached the next stage.

Borussia Monchengladbach celebrated the biggest victory against the lowest-ranked club in the competition.

Fichte Bielefeld from the sixth tier of German football had no response for the Bundesliga newcomers, who raced to a 7-0 lead by half-time.

Germany international Marko Marin grabbed a hat-trick before the Foals took their foot off the gas to complete an 8-1 rout.

Werder Bremen went one better, netting nine against Eintracht Nordhorn with Markus Rosenberg hitting four, Hugo Almeida grabbing a hat-trick and Boubacar Sanogo notching before Jurica Vranjes wrapped things up. Nordhorn scored three in reply.

Hamburg suffered a scare as they fell behind to Ingolstadt, but Ivica Olic made the difference with two goals in as many second-half minutes before Jose Paolo Guerrero sealed a 3-1 win at the death.

Hannover defeated Hallescher FC 5-0 in a game which had to be stopped for several minutes as fans clashed in the stands. Hannover goalkeeper Robert Enke helped to calm his team's supporters which allowed play to resume.

New Schalke signing Jefferson Farfan celebrated a goal on his debut in a 3-0 win against Homburg. Halil Altintop and Kevin Kuranyi were also on target for the Royal Blues.

Eintracht Frankfurt and Energie Cottbus also recorded 3-0 victories against Pfullendorf and Tennis Borussia Berlin respectively while second division clubs Alemannia Aachen, Hansa Rostock and Augsburg all managed to reach the second round.

Mainz almost stumbled at Babelsberg, but an extra-time winner from Dragan Bogavac gave them a 2-1 win after two goals in stoppage time - first for Mainz, then for Babelsberg - forced the extra period.

Kaiserslautern were the only club to lose to lower league opposition on Saturday as Carl Zeiss Jena brushed them aside 2-1.