German Cup - Wednesday Night Recap
Frankfurt and Wolfsburg were both knocked out of the German Cup in one of the biggest upsets of the season against second division opposition on Wednesday , while the Bayern Munich vs. Stuttgart match saw a thrill of goals.
Steve McClaren's position as manager of Wolfsburg was looking worse than ever last night as his struggling side were knocked out of the German Cup 3-1 by the Bundesliga side Energie Cottbus.
The scoreboard had the first name in place for Peterson, who heading the ball in from a corner kick, nudged the ball into the Wolfsburg net. The second goal for the German star, Peterson, was in the 43rd minute followed
by Shao’s goal.
Wolfsburg had a promising second half start with the 56th minute goal breaking the silence from Edin Dzeko. But the game had a disappointing end for the hosts with a two-goal lag behind the visitors.
With this game, it has been a straight losing streak for the former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749 manager, Steve McClaren, whose future with the club is in jeopardy. "It was just not good enough today; it was not good enough throughout the whole first
half of the season," McClaren said after the match. "I am disappointed and frustrated. We battled hard in the second half, but it was in vain.”
Frankfurt, in another game, gained the lead with Stefan Maierhofer giving the Duisburg “Zebras” an early goal just three minutes after the start of the match, scoring from a corner.
The match between Alemannia Aachen and Eintract Frankfurt went to a penalty shootout after extra time ended in a draw. Marco Hoeger was the start scorer for Aachen and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Martin-Fenin-c24358 for Frankfurt. The game was decided when the visitors
missed once in the shootout, while Aachen were able to proceed into the final eight of the contest.
In a highly contested game between Stuttgart and Bayern, Wednesday eve, Stuttgart were beaten by a three goal lead. The final scores were locked at 6-3, advancing Bayern Munich to the German Cup’s quarter finals. Prior to their
victory, they had a win against the same opponents in the Bundesliga, winning 5-3.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Andreas-Ottl-c5757, Mario Gomez, Thomas Mueller and Franck Ribery, were the players to score the final three goals for the team.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Pavel-Pogrebnyak-c29501 scored twice for Stuttgart and Delpierre equalized in the 77th minute with a header. However, the goals from Thomas Mueller and Franck Ribery alongside the second from Klose , concluded the game 6-3.
Two games in the last 16 were postponed due to poor weather conditions and the draw for the quarterfinal stage of the competition was then made late on Wednesday evening. The results state that Energie Cottbus shall play the hosts
Hoffenheim while Alemannia Aachen will take on Bayern Munich. The victors of the postponed Koblenz - Kaiserslautern match will head to Duisburg.
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