The German Cup does not stop providing Cinderellas. After the Bayern Munich doubles player was eliminated by Holstein Kill from the second division in the previous round, tonight (Tuesday) Bayer Leverkusen was humiliated and relegated after a 2-1 draw to Essen from the fourth division, who won in the 117th minute. Later, Werder Bremen defeated Greater Freut 0: 2. In the Spanish Cup, Sevilla beat Almeria 0-1.
Essen – Leverkusen 1: 2
At the end of 90 minutes in the quarterfinals, the result was 0: 0, when Leverkusen missed again and again. Peter Boss’ team threatened the opponent’s goal 28 times and found the net only in the 105th minute, when Leon Bailey slammed in and made it 0-1.
The advantage lasted exactly three minutes and the team from the fourth league equalized to 1: 1, after a goal by Oguzan Kafkir. Then the drama began. In the 117th minute, Simon Engelman scored from an extension and stunned Leverkusen, after the goal was approved in a VAR test. The sights of the stunned and happy Essen players at the end said it all, a sensation in the German Cup – the place where dreams come true in the 2021 season.
Dortmund – Paderborn 2: 3 (at the end of extra time)
In the shadow of the early surprise, Dortmund almost got into trouble as well – but who but Arling Holland came to her aid in the moment of truth. It started well for the Black Yellows, who saw Amra Chan and Jadon Sancho take a double lead after just 16 minutes. Padburn managed to shrink, and in the 90th minute saw Holland occupy the third and finish interest – but the VAR called the referee, sculpted the goal and only Pendel was a guest from the previous stitch. The penalty was scored in the 98th minute and the game went into extra time – but in the time of the surplus Holland again scored and took Dortmund to the next stage.
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Werder Bremen – Greater Fraut 0: 2
The Greens had no difficulty on the way to the next stage of the Cup. In the 12th minute, Kevin Mohaled made it 0-1 with a goal in front of an empty net after taking control of a rebound in the box. Berman’s control continued in the second half as well, Felix Ego deflected the ball inside from an extension and sealed the result of the game.
* In another game, Kiel defeated Darmstadt 1: 2 on penalties.
Sevilla – Almeria 0: 1 (Spanish Cup)
The Andalusians qualified for the Copa del Rey semi-finals after a dominant game against the sub-league team. Sevilla threatened 19 times on goal and missed quite a bit until Lucas Ocampus arrived, who slammed in the 0-1 in the 67th minute from his horse’s cooking. This is the fourth victory in a row for the team in all competitions.