On March 3, Beijing time, the 1/4 final of the German Cup staged a magical match, Hamburg stubbornly drew in the case of two backwards, and played 2-2 with Karlsruhe for 120 minutes! In the penalty shootout, the two sides lost a total of 4 penalties, and Hamburg won 3-2, advancing to the final four with an aggregate score of 5-4.
Hamburg has won the Bundesliga six times and has also been crowned Champions League, but it is currently 4th in the Bundesliga, and it is difficult to say whether it can return to the Bundesliga. Karlsruhe is 9th, a contest between two secondary league teams.
Despite their home side, Hamburg played tough, scoring first in the 39th minute and Hamburg trailing 1-0 at half-time. Yi Bian fought again, the field suddenly changed, and in the 50th minute, Hoffmann went down to the next city, and Hamburg fell into a desperate situation 0-2.
At the crucial moment, Grazel became the savior! In the 51st minute, Chuckvitazer delivered an assist, Grazel pulled a goal back and Hamburg quickly reversed the disadvantage.
In the 68th minute, Grazel fell to the ground again in the penalty area, VAR confirmed the penalty, Kobard also received a second yellow card, 2 yellows and 1 red was sent off, hamburger played 1 more person. However, Sony Kittel failed to hit and the score was 1-2!
In the 91st minute, Bakari Jata's cross from the right was met by Glazel in front of goal to equalise and Hamburg staged a great draw, with the two sides playing 2-2 in regular time! The 30 minutes of extra time were not successful, and the game had to enter a brutal penalty shootout.
In the first round, Schonlao was saved, Gondorf was sent in, and Hamburg was pushed to the edge of the cliff. At the crucial moment, Hamburg goalkeeper Hoyle made a contribution, he saved consecutive penalties from Vanicek and Van Rien, while Wag norman, Vushkovic and Glazel hit successively to give Hamburg a 3-2 comeback.
In the final round, Osionesi kicked away and Hamburg won the penalty shoot-out 3-2 and reversed 5-4. Throughout the game, the two teams conceded a total of 5 penalties, which was simply magical. And Hamburg has completed the reversal of promotion in the face of adversity many times, even desperate circumstances, and the spirit of not giving up is amazing.
The final whistle sounded, the Hamburg crowd hugged goalkeeper Hoyle, the whole team celebrated, and the home fans of The Hox Arena also fell into a state of madness, they witnessed the miracle. Hamburg reached the final four of the German Cup again in three years, the last time dating back to the 18/19 season, and the semi-finals lost 1-3 to RB Leipzig.
So far, the German Cup final four have been born 3 seats, Berlin United, RB Leipzig and Hamburg have successfully qualified, and the last place is created between Bochum and Freiburg.