Saarbrucken Advances to German Cup Semifinals with Win Over Monchengladbach
The third-division team continues its remarkable cup run by defeating another Bundesliga opponent.
- Third-division Saarbrucken scored a dramatic stoppage-time winner to defeat Borussia Monchengladbach 2-1, advancing to the German Cup semifinals.
- The victory marks Saarbrucken's third upset against Bundesliga teams in this season's competition, having previously eliminated Bayern Munich and Eintracht Frankfurt.
- Saarbrucken's Kai Bruenker scored the decisive goal in stoppage time, setting up a semifinal clash with Kaiserslautern.
- The match, originally scheduled for February 7, was played under challenging conditions due to heavy rain and a waterlogged pitch.
- Bayer Leverkusen, the only Bundesliga team remaining, will face Fortuna Dusseldorf in the other semifinal match.