Kaiserslautern players knew that they were facing a huge challenge against Bayer Leverkusen in the German Cup final, but admitted that the defeat hurt even more than expected. The second division team had the numeric superiority on the pitch since the end of the first half, when Leverkusen had Odilon Kossounou sent off, but they still failed to capitalize on the situation and were defeated 1-0 on Saturday. “We knew that we were playing against a overpowering team. It hurts more now than we thought a defeat would hurt,” defender Jean Zimmer told reporters after the match. Kaiserslautern only es…