Rebic hat trick saves Frankfurt from early German Cup exit

BERLIN (AP) — Ante Rebic scored a late hat trick to prevent Eintracht Frankfurt from making another first-round exit in the German Cup.
Frankfurt was knocked out at the first hurdle as defending champion last year, and it struggled against third-division Waldhof Mannheim on Sunday. It eventually prevailed 5-3 thanks to Rebic, who scored three goals in a 12-minute spell from the 76th.
Leipzig, which lost the final to Bayern Munich in May, also struggled before beating second-tier VfL Osnabr