Bielefeld throws out Leverkusen and is in the final

Madness in the DFB Cup

Bayer throws out the third division team and is in the final for the first time

The defending champion went to the cup semi -final against Bielefeld as a favorite. But a completely open game developed.

Arminia Bielefeld did the next sensation and scored confidently to the final of the DFB Cup. The third division team made a deficit against defending champion Bayer Leverkusen on Tuesday evening and won 2: 1 (2: 1) after regular playing time. The Arminia has already thrown out the fifth higher -class opponent to Hannover 96, Union Berlin, SC Freiburg and Werder Bremen.

Leverkusen’s defense chief Jonathan Tah put the workself in the lead after a corner ball (17th minute). From then on, Bielefeld played, just three minutes later by Marius Wörl (20th). Before the half-time whistle, teammate Maximilian Große gave the 2-1 view from Arminia (45. +3).

For the third division club, the first game is the final game in Berlin. There, the team of coach Mitch Kniat will meet the winner of the second semi-finals between VfB Stuttgart and RB Leipzig (Wednesday, from 8.45 p.m. in the T-Online live ticker). Bayer, on the other hand, threatens a season without a title after the double last year. In the Bundesliga, Leverkusen is six points behind leaders FC Bayern Munich. The Rhinelander have already left the Champions League.

The game has been electrified Bielefeld for days. With a large fan march and a lot of pyrotechnics, the fans got in the mood for the evening. They passed the houses decorated with flags and scarves. The teams received both the Bielefeld and the Leverkusen supporters with large choreographies.

“We have to leave the last drop of sweat on the pitch,” said Bielefeld’s coach Kniat Kniat before the game at the Pay TV station Sky. A gripping cup fight developed from the start. Leverkusen took control, Bielefeld held against it with a lot of effort. Nevertheless, the guests used a corner for early tour. Alejandro Grimaldo flanked, Amine Adli extended and national defender Tah scored from a short distance.

But if you thought that Leverkusen had taken the courage to the Arminia, it was deceived. Bielefeld equalized in return. Bayer’s Piero Hincapié involuntarily presented and Wörl hit the corner. For the 20-year-old, it was the third goal in the competition.

And the hosts continued: Noah Sarenren Bazeee already had the 2-1 on his foot. However, the striker failed freely due to Bayer keeper Lukáš Hrádecký, who was given advantage over Matěj Kovář for the first time in this cup season. Shortly before the break, the alpine pasture finally became a Tollhaus. Louis Oppie hit a perfect free kick and Große pressed the ball over the line in the jump. “What’s going on here?” The stadium spokesman roared in disbelief into the microphone.

Even after the break, Leverkusen did not find his game. Bayer hardly got a pace in his actions and searched in vain for gaps in the well -stocked Bielefeld defensive. Alonso ran up and down nervously in his coaching zone. Again and again the Spaniard tried to intervene. It didn’t help.

Bielefeld was closer to the third goal than Leverkusen to equalize. It was only in the final phase that the guests came to more dangerous degrees. Bielefeld’s goalkeeper Jonas Kersken and the post saved the Arminia the narrow lead.