Hamburger SV celebrated a cup coup and beat 1. FC Köln. On Tuesday, HSV won 4:3 (1:1, 0:0, 0:0) on penalties against the higher-ranked Rhinelanders and made it into the quarter-finals for the fourth time in eight years. Robert Glatzel (92′) had already given the Hanseatic League the lead in extra time, FC striker Anthony Modeste saved the hosts in practically the last second with a converted penalty kick to decide the point (120′).
Something odd happened in the penalty shootout. After HSV had a 4:3 lead before the last Cologne attempt (Sonny Kittel and Salih Özcan had missed), Florian Kainz stepped up. He slipped while running, shot his right foot on the slipping left foot, the ball flew into the goal – but because he touched the ball twice, the hit didn’t count.
“It was dramatic, but in the end we deserved to win,” said HSV coach Tim Walter at Sport1. “It was a great game, only one thing was missing: 50,000 spectators.” HSV goal scorer Robert Glatzel said: “It was a deserved win and a really great evening.” “We understood the decision correctly when the Kainz penalty was taken, it was clear that he had shot his own leg”. Cologne’s Benno Schmitz spoke of a “bitter and strange” defeat. “The penalty spot was very slippery,” said the 27-year-old. FC goalkeeper Marvin Schwäbe said: “We have to accept this decision.”
Referee Daniel Schlager (l) comforts Florian Kainz, who touched the ball twice during his penalty kick, Cologne goalkeeper Marvin Schwäbe is on the right.
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Cologne’s Steffen Baumgart and his fellow coach Tim Walter greeted each other with a warm hug before kick-off. The FC coach expected an “open game, it’s not about the first or second division”. With six changes to the starting eleven compared to the 0:4 against Bayern, the Bundesliga ninth then determined the initial phase, Sebastian Andersson tested HSV goalkeeper Daniel Heuer Fernandes early on from close range with a header (7th). In the 108th competitive game between the two traditional clubs, the people of Cologne made too little of the available space. In addition, Mark Uth missed a huge chance in the 21st minute when he was unable to get the ball into the goal after a bad pass from Heuer Fernandes despite being in the best position in front of the goal. Goalscorer Modeste initially only sat on the bench, the 33-year-old came on in the 60th minute.
HSV, who started the new year poorly with a 1-1 draw in Dresden, initially made too many mistakes, especially when trying to build up the game with short passes in their own half. The second division team was only rarely able to develop dangerous scenes in the first half, Glatzel’s wasted chance came about more by chance than intended (35′). However, full-back Moritz Heyer was unlucky when he hit the post after a solo (45+1).
A minute after the restart, Heuer Fernandes thwarted another great Cologne chance against Jan Thielmann (46′). FC briefly increased the pressure, Andersson had the next good chance with a header (49′). But then HSV got into the game better. Sonny Kittel tested FC goalkeeper Marvin Schwäbe with a free kick (72′), Heyer hit the post again after a free kick (83′). A little later it went into extra time, in which Glatzel scored an early header. The class difference was hardly recognizable as a result, the FC only managed a little. The penalty after a foul by Sebastian Schonlau saved Cologne in the decision from the point.
VfL Bochum is in the quarter-finals
Thanks to a brace from Milos Pantovic, VfL Bochum have reached the quarter-finals of the DFB Cup for the first time in six years. The team coached by Thomas Reis defeated FSV Mainz 05 3-1 (0-1) on Tuesday evening at their home Ruhr Stadium, despite being temporarily behind. Pantovic turned the game in favor of VfL with his two goals and caused exuberant cheering from the 750 fans admitted. First, the 25-year-old scored with a penalty kick (56th minute), then with a remarkable lob (59th minute).
Bochum’s goal scorer and cup hero Milos Pantovic (front).
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Pantovic is the man for the spectacular goals for Bochum: he has scored twice this season from a long distance. Karim Onisiwo gave Mainz the lead after a mistake by Bochum goalkeeper Manuel Riemann (36′). Substitute Eduard Löwen from Bochum got the final point in the round of 16 (80th). Mainz only defeated VfL in the Bundesliga 1-0 on Saturday.
1860 Munich says goodbye
Karlsruher SC is in the DFB Cup quarter-finals for the first time in 25 years. KSC won 1-0 (0-0) against the strong third division team 1860 Munich on Tuesday evening, Marvin Wanitzek scored the decisive goal for the second division tenth with a penalty kick (70th). It was the duel of the cup frights: KSC had won sensationally at European Cup participants Bayer Leverkusen, surprisingly knocked out the second division teams Darmstadt 98 and Schalke 04 in 1860.
In the ghost game in Giesing, KSC had more possession of the ball and won more duels, but initially did not have the better opportunities. For a long time there was little offensive from guests – the only serious advance in the first half was a free kick from Philip Heise (40th). Marcel Bär (10th) and Fabian Greilinger (13th), on the other hand, put Marius Gersbeck’s goal in greater danger for 1860.
After the break, KSC increased the pressure: Fabian Schleusener hit the goalpost from the left, and Lucas Cueto pushed the rebound over the line from a minimal offside position (51′). Karlsruhe now played more purposefully towards taking the lead, the hosts struggled to keep the game open. Greilinger finally jumped the ball on a KSC cross on the arm.