Braunschweig faces Union Berlin in the DFB-Pokal. Second-tier side Eintracht Braunschweig will host top-flight club 1. FC Union Berlin in the first round of the DFB-Pokal. The draw took place on Saturday evening in Dortmund. For second-tier side Hertha BSC, it's off to third-tier side and Saarland Cup winner 1. FC Saarbrücken. Newly promoted FC Energie Cottbus will host top-flight side FC Augsburg in Lausitz. VSG Altglienicke, the Berlin Cup winner, will participate in the DFB-Pokal for the second time and will face relegated Bundesliga side VfL Wolfsburg in the first round. Brandenburg Cup winner VfB Krieschow will face top-flight side 1. FSV Mainz 05 in its first-ever DFB-Pokal match. Robert Koch, the coach of VfB Krieschow, said: We're happy it's a Bundesliga side. The DFB-Pokal will take place from August 21 to 24. Braunschweig will be counting on its home fans to beat Union Berlin. The team, led by coach Daniel Thioune, will give it their all to advance to the next round. The question is whether they can beat the top-flight side. The answer will only be known in August. Other matches in the first round are already known. FC Augsburg will travel to FC Energie Cottbus. VfL Wolfsburg will face VSG Altglienicke. 1. FSV Mainz 05 will travel to VfB Krieschow. The matches will take place from August 21 to 24. But the focus is on Braunschweig and its match against Union Berlin. So the team will have to be at its best to succeed. The fans will be hoping for a win, and the players will have to deliver. It won't be easy, but Braunschweig is ready for the challenge.