Union beats Wolfsburg to reach German Cup quarterfinals

BERLIN (AP) — Kevin Behrens and Robin Knoche put Union Berlin into the quarterfinals of the German Cup with a 2-1 win over Wolfsburg on Tuesday — however the group celebrated one other participant who didn’t rating.

Jerome Roussillon did not put away the sport’s finest probability with the ultimate kick of the sport. The former Wolfsburg defender, who joined Union within the winter switch interval, waited too lengthy as he surveyed the empty internet on a counterattack, allowed a defender to get again and block the shot.

Roussillon slumped to the bottom after his miss, however was quickly swarmed by Union teammates who rushed to console him.

Luca Waldschmidt gave the guests an early lead however Knoche equalized within the twelfth minute when he was left free on the again put up to satisfy Josip Juranovi?’s nook. Juranovi? was making his first begin for Union following his switch from Celtic.

Jordan Pefok struck the nook of the goalframe as Union got here closest to taking the lead within the first half. The American ahead made means for Behrens within the 63rd _ when Tunisia midfielder Aissa Laidouni additionally got here on for his Union debut.

Behrens obtained the winner within the 79th when Rani Khedira crossed for Sheraldo Becker on the again put up. Becker headed the ball again into the middle for Behrens’ simple end.

It was Union’s fourth win from 4 video games in 2023.

Earlier, Serhou Guirassy scored within the fifth minute of harm time for Stuttgart to progress with a 2-1 win at Paderborn.

In different third-round video games on Wednesday, Bayern Munich visits Mainz and Leipzig hosts Hoffenheim.