Leverkusen stunned in extra time by fourth-tier Essen in cup
Leverkusen, last year’s beaten finalist, struck the post four times while missing a host of chances before Leon Bailey finally broke the deadlock in the 105th minute. The Jamaican forward stayed cool and side-footed inside the far post.
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BERLIN Borussia Dortmund survived late VAR drama to reach the quarterfinals of the German Cup on Tuesday, while Bayer Leverkusen was stunned by fourth-tier Rot-Weiss Essen.
Dortmund endured a nervy finale as Erling Haaland sealed a 3-2 win in extra time over second-division Paderborn.
Milot Rashica returned to the starting XI for the first time since November 2020 while Augustinsson replaced Agu.
They began the encounter on a good note – scoring in the 12th minute through Kevin Moehwald. The German midfielder fired the ball past goalkeeper Sascha Burchert who had punched Milos Veljkovic’s header into his path.
The second division side came out stronger but failed in their quest to get the equaliser. For the hosts, they continued their push for a second goal, albeit, their attacking forays met a strong resistance from Stefan Leitl’s side.
Even with the introduction of Nigerian forward Dickson Abiama for Branimir Hrgota and Jamie Leweling for Haavard Nielsen, the Cloverleaves still struggled to find the net.
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Berlin, Feb 3, 2021 (AFP) - RB Leipzig and Wolfsburg moved into the quarter-finals of the German Cup on Wednesday thanks to respective wins over second-tier side Bochum and struggling Schalke.
Leipzig beat Bochum 4-0 thanks to Amadou Haidara s 10th-minute header, a penalty slammed home in first-half stoppage time by Marcel Sabitzer, who had laid on the opener with a pinpoint cross, and Yussuf Poulsen s second-half brace.
Wout Weghort s 40th-minute strike, which came from the rebound of the Netherlands attacker s own missed penalty, was enough for Wolfsburg to squeeze past fellow Bundesliga outfit Schalke.
Christian Gross Schalke must now turn their attentions to what looks to be a doomed fight against relegation as they sit rock-bottom in the German top flight with just one league win all season.
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Fourth-tier Rot-Weiss Essen shock Leverkusen in German Cup
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Fourth-division club Rot-Weiss Essen continued their giant-killing run in the German Cup on Tuesday by defeating Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 after extra time to reach the quarter-finals.
Jamaica international Leon Bailey put the Bundesliga team ahead in the 105th minute of the last-16 tie, but Essen levelled soon after with a goal from Oguzhan Kefkir.
Unbeaten since February 1 of last year, Simon Engelmann scored the winner for Essen on 117 minutes as the lowest-ranked team left in the competition claimed another scalp following wins over Arminia Bielefeld and second-tier Fortuna Dusseldorf in previous rounds.