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French forward Hugo Ekitiké scored a brace to lead Eintracht Frankfurt to a 4-1 win against Eintracht Braunschweig in the first round of the German Cup on Monday. After a goalless first half, Frankfurt finally broke the deadlock in the 53rd minute as Fares Chaibi finished off a cross from Hugo Ekitiké. Ekitiké got one goal himself to double Frankfurt’s lead just three minutes later and completed a brace in the 61st. Second division side Braunschweig had hit the net shortly before Frankfurt’s third goal, but their effort was ruled out for offside. Igor Matanovic’s header put the game to bed in …

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