2. Bundesliga
Kiel triumph over rivals HSV
Holstein Kiel booked their ticket into the DFB Cup quarter-finals with a spectacular late comeback victory over their rivals Hamburg, winning 4-2 on penalties after equalising toward the end of extra-time.
Hamburg 1–1 Holstein Kiel (Kiel win 2-4 on penalties)
Goals: 1-0 Jatta 107’ (assist: Muheim), 1-1 Harres 119’
The first half was tense, with each side picking up bookings in some fiery early action. Hamburg dominated possession early on, before Kiel then grew into the game and showed that it wouldn’t be a one-sided affair. Phil Harres and Alexander Rössing-Lelesiit both missed golden chances, with neither side creating much more aside from that, in what ended up being an even first half.
It was a quiet start to the second half too, with neither side finding their attacking spark. That changed with around 20 minutes to go, with Niklas Niehoff forcing Daniel Peretz into a fantastic save after Giorgi Gocholeishvili had struck the post for Hamburg at the other end. Despite a late flurry of attacking intent from both teams, neither could find a goal, and extra-time was needed.
After a sluggish first half of extra-time during which neither side looked like scoring, the game then burst into life. Substitute Bakery Jatta tucked home Miro Muheim's mis-hit shot from close range to score what looked like the winner, given the lack of cutting edge we'd seen from both sides up until that point.
Harres had other ideas though, and whipped home a delicious free-kick with the end of extra-time just moments away. That sent the game to penalties, where Kiel were the first to miss through Marko Ivezić. Fábio Vieira made it 2-1 directly after, but that was the last penalty HSV would score, with Kiel netting their next three to claim the win.
As it happened!
1 - 1(0 - 0)
Hamburg
FINAL
Kiel
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2-4
Harres scores, and Kiel advance.
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2-3
Soumahoro sees his penalty saved.
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2-3
Nekic scores.
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2-2
Muheim misses.
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2-2
Schwab scores.
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2-1
Vieira scores.
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1-1
Ivezić's penalty is saved.
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1-1
Philippe scores.
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0-1
Zec scores.
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Penalties await
With nothing to separate the sides, penalties are on the horizon.
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Running down the clock
With just a few minutes remaining, the hosts are now doing everything to disrupt play.
105'
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Marcus Müller
Lasse Rosenboom
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Time for a response?
In a game of few opportunities, Jatta has finally managed to break the deadlock, but can Kiel respond in the remaining time?
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Almost there
We're back for the second half of extra-time.
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Köster misses golden chance!
He drives toward goal and has time to take a shot, but he tries to cut inside Soumahoro and misses the chance.
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Getting closer!
Vieira latches onto a loose ball inside the box and fires goalward, but Weiner stands tall and saves.
100'
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Jonas Meffert
98'
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Bakery Jatta
Ransford-Yeboah Königsdörffer
98'
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Aboubaka Soumahoro
Jordan Torunarigha
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Muheim shoots over
He tries his luck from outside the area, but can't keep his shot down.
95'
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Louis Köster
Adrián Kaprálik
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We're back...again!
Will we see penalties, or will one of these two teams find their shooting boots?
90' +4
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Onto extra-time!
Despite some good chances for both sides, neither of them could find the back of the net, so we're headed for even more derby action!
0 - 0
End of second half
90'
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John Tolkin
90'
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Four more minutes
Will either side find a late goal?
89'
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Meffert from range
He shoots first time from a pull back, but his strike is straight at the 'keeper.
87'
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Ivan Nekic
85'
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Jordan Torunarigha
84'
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Right across goal!
Dompé drives at his full-back before sliding in Muheim, who flashes the ball across the face of the goal from the byline. No-one is able to tap it home though.
83'
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Huge save!
Niehoff's first action is to arrow a shot toward the top corner of the Hamburg goal, but Peretz is equal to it, pulling out a stunning save to keep the scores level.
82'
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Jean-Luc Dompé
Giorgi Gocholeishvili
81'
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Off the post!
Gocholeishvili drives into the box before unleashing a low drive onto the far post. That's the closest either team has come to a goal so far.
78'
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Niklas Niehoff
Jonas Therkelsen
78'
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Ivan Nekic
Marco Komenda
78'
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Almost an opener
A Kiel corner swings all the way to the back post, where the ball bounces just over the bar after hitting a crowd of bodies. The last touch came off a Kiel shirt, and HSV can recover.
73'
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Straight at Peretz
Therkelsen cuts in from the left and tries his luck from distance, but his effort is easily caught.
69'
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Marko Ivezić
69'
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No threat
Muheim's free-kick from the left finds the head of Ramos, whose header floats over the bar.
65'
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Fresh faces
Can the hosts' changes bring this second half to life?
64'
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Jonas Meffert
Nicolai Remberg
64'
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Emir Sahiti
Alexander Rössing-Lelesiit
60'
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Stefan Schwab
Kasper Davidsen
59'
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Wild effort
Harres leads a Kiel counter and has red shirts either side of him, but instead of picking one out he blazes a shot well over the bar.
57'
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Out of range
Gocholeishvili tries to swing a cross in from deep, but overhits it and sees it sail out of play.
54'
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David Zec
53'
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First chance
Königsdörffer races down the left before cutting it back to Philippe, whose flicked finish at the near post goes over the bar.
48'
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Early pressure
The hosts are on the front foot again at the start of this second 45.