Wolfsburg celebrates DFB Cup victory: 3-0 against Hoffenheim!

Wolfsburg celebrates DFB Cup victory: 3-0 against Hoffenheim!

An exciting evening in the DFB Cup! VfL Wolfsburg catapulted itself into the quarter-finals with a clear 3-0 win against TSG Hoffenheim. After a goalless first half, Denis Vavro broke the spell in the 63rd minute when he benefited from a capital mistake by the national goalkeeper Oliver Baumann, who had the ball slid through his hands. Jonas Wind (67th) and Yannick Gerhardt (85th) provided the further goals and secured the Lower Saxony the place in the next round. The wolves have been unbeaten for seven games and have already thrown the second first division club out of the competition to Borussia Dortmund. Only two victories separate them from the cup final, which they last achieved in 2015.

In another gripping duel, the 1. FC Köln won 2-1 after a dramatic extension against Hertha BSC. This is the first time since the 2009/2010 season that the Cologne residents are in the quarter -finals. The game was characterized by excitement, since the Berliners had to play almost 100 minutes after Deyovaisio Zeefuik saw the red card in the 25th minute. Hertha took the lead early through a penalty from Ibrahim Maza (12th), but the Cologne residents equalized by an own goal of Florian Niederlechner (30th). In the stoppage time of the extension, Dejan Ljubicic provided a late penalty (120.+1) for the decisive victory in front of 50,000 enthusiastic spectators.

The highlights of the games

• Wolfsburg vs. Hoffenheim: 3: 0, Vavro, Wind, Gerhardt meet for the wolves.
• Cologne vs. Hertha: 2: 1 after extra time, Ljubicic releases the Cologne with a late penalty.