Giant-killers Bielefeld stun Gladbach on penalties, Bayern through
ByReuters
Updated 08/04/2015 at 22:47 GMT
Round-up: Third division Arminia Bielefeld stunned in-form Borussia Moenchengladbach 5-4 on penalties on Wednesday to move into the German Cup semi-finals, while holders Bayern Munich also needed spot-kicks to progress.
Arminia Bielefeld, top of the German third division, have beaten three Bundesliga sides to make it to the semi-finals
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Bielefeld, who claimed their third Bundesliga scalp, matched Gladbach, third in the Bundesliga, throughout and had a chance to snatch victory late in extra time as they showed no sign of fading against their more illustrious rivals.
Hosts Bielefeld took the lead through Manuel Junglas's shot in the 26th minute before Max Kruse levelled with a penalty.
Bielefeld kept pushing forward and stayed cool despite missing the last of their first five spot-kicks.
Gladbach's Ibrahima Traore missed the decisive penalty as Bielefeld beat another Bundesliga club after eliminating Hertha Berlin and Werder Bremen earlier in this competition.
Elsewhere, holders Bayern Munich beat Bayer Leverkusen 5-3 on penalties after a 0-0 draw to squeeze into the semi-finals and stay on course for the treble.
Spaniard Thiago Alcantara, only back this month from a one-year injury absence, scored the decisive spot-kick for the Bavarians, who are runaway leaders in the Bundesliga and through to the Champions League last eight.
Without injured wingers Franck Ribery and Arjen Robben along with Bastian Schweinsteiger and David Alaba, Pep Guardiola's team were at times on the backfoot and an aggressive Leverkusen threatened them repeatedly.
Bayern were also lucky not to have Thiago sent off in second half stoppage-time after his flying studs-up challenge on Stefan Kiessling who had to be taken off.
Mario Goetze missed Bayern's best chance when he was left unmarked at the far post but could not score from three metres out.
Borussia Dortmund, last season's finalists, booked their spot with a 3-2 extra-time victory over Hoffenheim on Tuesday and VfL Wolfsburg edged past Freiburg 1-0.
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