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Third-division side Bielefeld upsets Bremen 3-1 in German Cup

Xinhua, March 5, 2015 Adjust font size:

Third division side Bielefeld flabbergasted Bremen 3-1 to eliminate the top-flight team while Bayern, Wolfsburg and Monchengladbach marched into the German Cup quarterfinals on Wednesday.

Bielefeld's Manuel Junglas donated two goals to upset Bremen at the round of 16. A moment of madness by Bremen's defense invited Bielefeld to break the deadlock as Manuel Junglas needed no second invitation to tap in Tom Schuetz' square pass into the open goal at the 32nd minute.

Bielefeld proceeded with their performance to surprise Bremen with a second goal of the match after the restart when Sebastian Schuppan poked home a corner kick by Florian Dick at the 57th minute.

Bremen's Clemens Fritz sparked hopes for comeback when he reduced the arrears to 2-1 with a low long rang effort into the far post corner, as Bielefeld were unable to clear the ball from the danger zone at the 76th minute.

However, Bielefeld's Manuel Junglas destroyed all hopes of a comeback when he wrapped up his brace to edge Bremen from the German Cup. Bremen had to complete the game with 10 men as Clemens Fritz saw his second yellow card of the evening.

Bielefeld progressed into the quarterfinals for the first time since nine years. They eliminated Bremen the second top flight team after Berlin.

Defending champions Bayern Munich craved out an unspectacular 2-0 win over second division side Braunschweig.

The "Bavarians" controlled the proceedings from the kick off yet they had to wait until the dying minutes of the first half before David Alaba opened the scoring with a dead ball goal from 20 meters.

Bayern Munich were not done with the scoring as Mario Goetze's solo run and goal sewed up the 2-0 victory at the 57th minute to book the quarterfinals for the German giants.

Wolfsburg advanced into the German Cup quarterfinals for the third time in row as they eliminated second division club Leipzig 2-0.

Leipzig took the reins on home soil but it were the visitors from Wolfsburg who broke the deadlock against the run of the game at the 20th minute. The "Wolves" completed a counter attack via Kevin De Bruyne before Daniel Caligiuri slotted home right footed from 11 meters.

The hosts remained unimpressed carried on with their offensively minded strategy yet unable to threat Wolfsburg's defense. After the restart Wolfsburg punished Leipzig for their poor chance conversion as Timm Klose's header following a corner made the game safe at the 57th minute.

Resilient fourth division club Offenbach gave Monchengladbach a hard fight. Nonetheless the "Foals" were able to progress into the next round thanks to two second-half goals.

Monchengladbach lacked in penetration against Offenbach's well-positioned defense in the first half. However, things changed at the second half as referee Christian Dingert awarded the hosts a handball penalty. Max Kruse stepped up and converted the penalty into the bottom left at the 52nd minute.

The opener took the wind out of Offenbach's sails as Monchengladbach sealed the deal at the 83rd minute when Patrick Herrmann doubled the lead from sharp angle. Endi