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Wolfsburg crush Bielefeld 4-0 to face Dortmund in German Cup final

Xinhua, April 30, 2015 Adjust font size:

Wolfsburg showed no mercy with giant killers Bielefeld as they made the game safe within 55 minutes in the German Cup semi-finals at outsold Schueco-Arena on Wednesday.

Wolfsburg will face Dortmund at the German Cup final in Berlin' s Olympia stadium on May 30 as the "Wolves" overran lower league side Arminia Bielefeld with two goals in each half. Thus, Bielefeld's fairy tale journey came to an end after eliminating three top-flight with Bremen, Berlin and Monchengladbach on their way into the semis.

Dieter Hecking's men dominated the encounter in all departments as third division side Bielefeld failed to make an impression with their harmless offensive performance. Hence, the "Wolves" broke the deadlock with just eight minutes into the game when Daniel Caligiuri passed into the path of Maximilian Arnold, who curled the ball into the top left corner.

The hosts were unable to respond whereas Wolfsburg doubled the lead at the half-hour mark as Bas Dost headed a free kick by Ricardo Rodriguez into the path of Luiz Gustavo whose header dropped into the near post corner.

Despite the one-sided affair Wolfsburg were able to uphold their concentration after the restart when the "Wolves" tripled the lead with six minutes into the second half. Ivan Perisic got his name on the score sheets when he tapped is Caligiuri's second assist at the far post.

The visitors from Lower Saxony were not done with the scoring as Maximilian Arnold sewed up his brace and made the game safe at the 55th minute by slotting home a rebound from inside the box. With the 4-0 victory Wolfsburg cruise into the final for the second time in the German Cup history.

"We were absolutely focused today. We wanted to reach the final by all means," Wolfsburg's coach Dieter Hecking said after the game.

Before the final against Dortmund, runner-up Wolfsburg encounter Hannover in the Lower Saxony derby at the 31st round of Bundesliga on Saturday. Endite