The FC Bayern moved into the quarter-finals of the German Cup on Wednesday. The defending champion celebrated a 4-3 home win in a spectacular match TSG Hoffenheim is just as far as Bayer Leverkusen (2: 1 against Stuttgart) and Union Berlin (1: 0 at Verl).
The game Saarbrucken against Karlsruhe went into extra time at 0-0 after 90 minutes. Already had on Tuesday Werder Bremen. Eintracht Frankfurt. Schalke 04 and Fortuna Dusseldorf made it to the top eight.
Bayern got an own goal in the eighth minute Jerome Boateng surprisingly behind. The ex-DFB team player had the ball after a submission from Florian Grillitsch and a shot from Ihlas Bebou into his own net.
However, the people of Munich were not put off by this. An own goal from Benjamin Hübner (13.) as well as hits from Thomas Müller (20.) and Robert Lewandowski (36.) brought the hosts to Siegerstrasse. The one again called up as a central defender David Alaba delivered the assist to 2-1 and also had his feet in the 3-1.
In the second half worried Lewandowski headed for a corner for the supposed decision (80th), but the substitute ex-Salzburg goalie Munas Dabbur made it exciting again with a double pack (82nd, 92nd). A cup sensation was enough for the Hoffenheim team Grillitsch until the 71st and Christoph Baumgartner played from the 71st minute, but no more.
Already won before Leverkusen against Stuttgart thanks to a curious own goal from Keeper Fabian Bredlow (71.) and a hit by Lucas Alario (83.). VfB’s goal through Silas Wamangituka (85th) came too late. Played with the winners Aleksandar Dragovic and completed his first competitive game this year. Goalie Ramazan Ozcan sat on the bench, Julian Baumgartlinger was missing injured.
When Union success was Christopher Trimmel in action over the entire distance. The decisive goal for the Burgenland team scored Robert Andrich (85.), who shot the Berliners back in the last eight of the cup competition for the first time in 19 years.
In the penalty shoot-out after goalless 120 minutes, fourth division team sat down Saarbrucken against the second division Karlsruhe by. at Karlsruhe has been Marco Djuricin into play in the 85th minute.
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