Bundesliga club 1. FC Union Berlin have to do without Max Kruse and Julian Ryerson in the second round of the DFB Cup.
This was announced by trainer Urs Fischer on Tuesday.
Union will play against third division team Waldhof Mannheim in the Carl-Benz-Stadion on Wednesday (6.30 p.m. / Sky).
The hosts won Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt with 2 in the first round:
Berlin - defeated 0.
Striker Kruse suffered from foot problems, but should be available again for the Bundesliga home game next Saturday (3:30 p.m.) against FC Bayern Munich.
Defense attorney Ryerson is ill.
But there is no corona disease.
Overall, a quartet is not available to the Iron.
The defenders Marvin Friedrich and Rick van Drongelen had been infected with the corona virus last week.
dpa