Berlin: Dutch striker Ruud van Nistelrooy hit a hat-trick and set up another goal to steer Hamburg SV into the German Cup second round with a 5-1 win over amateurs Torgelower SV on Sunday.
VfL Wolfsburg, under new coach Steve McClaren, had to wait until the 80th minute to break the resistance of regional league club Preussen Muenster, with Brazilian Grafite scoring the winner two minutes from time in their nervous 2-1 win.
So far all but two top-flight clubs St Pauli and Hanover 96 have survived the tricky one-leg first round ties. Title holders Bayern Munich and Schalke 04 were expected to be in action yesterday.
Amateurs Torgelower stood their ground early on against Hamburg and keeper Andre Greulich was kept busy, denying Mladen Petric after 13 minutes.
Greulich was beaten though in the 34th minute when Van Nistelrooy scored from close range after Jonathan Pitroipa had hit the post from close range.
Daniel Pankau pulled one back for the hosts two minutes before the break but Peruvian striker Paolo Guerrero fired in an 18-metre free kick to put Hamburg back into the lead eight minutes after the break.
Van Nistelrooy added two more midway in the second half and David Jarolim rounded off the scoring nine minutes from time.
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