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Third-division Saarbruecken continued their giant-killing German Cup run on Tuesday, Kai Bruenker scoring in stoppage time as they beat Borussia Moenchengladbach 2-1 to succeed in the semi-finals.
Having already eradicated Bayern Munich and Eintracht Frankfurt from the German Cup, Saarbruecken hosted three-time winners Gladbach, one in every of solely two top-division groups left within the competitors.
Gladbach’s Robin Hack, who got here on and scored two objectives in three minutes in Saturday’s 3-3 Bundesliga derby draw with Cologne, tapped in a Franck Honorat move to open the scoring after eight minutes.
The hosts hit again instantly, Amine Naifi blasting a rocket into the highest nook to stage the scores.
The match, which was postponed from February attributable to heavy rain, was performed in a teeming downfall on a sodden pitch and appeared to be headed for additional time when Bruenker scored on the counter within the ultimate minute of stoppage time.
“That was a combat,” a fired-up Bruenker informed Germany’s ZDF community, with followers chanting “Berlin, we’re coming to Berlin” within the background.
The ultimate will likely be performed in Berlin on Might 25.
“We simply ran and ran after the ball — it is fully insane. We have some mentality monsters in our ranks.”
Saarbruecken will face two-time winners Kaiserslautern within the semi-finals.
The opposite semi-final options Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen — the one top-division workforce left within the competitors — and neighbours Fortuna Duesseldorf, who’ve lifted the German Cup twice.
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