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DFB Cup: BVB completes quarter-finals: 2-1 in Bochum
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Good mood at BVB: Dortmund won the Revierderby at VfL Bochum.
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Borussia Dortmund was the last team to reach the quarter-finals of the DFB Cup. Only one second division team is still in the running.
Bochum. Borussia Dortmund is the last team to reach the quarter-finals of the DFB Cup. The 2-1 (1-0) win in the derby at VfL Bochum on Wednesday paved the way to the last eight teams, which BVB missed out on last year. In front of 26,000 spectators in the sold-out Vonovia Ruhrstadion, Emre Can (45′ + 1′) scored a curious goal from around 45 meters and Marco Reus (70′) ensured the hard-fought victory for the third player in the Bundesliga in a duel with the fourth from last. Kevin Stöger (64th penalty) scored the equalizer for Bochum.
1. FC Nürnberg as the only second division team in the quarterfinals of the cup
Previously, 1. FC Nürnberg was the only second division club to reach the round of the last eight teams. The “Club” defeated league rivals Fortuna Düsseldorf on penalties 5:3, after extra time it was 1:1 (1:1, 0:1). Cup defenders RB Leipzig, record winners Bayern Munich, 1. FC Union Berlin, VfB Stuttgart, SC Freiburg and Eintracht Frankfurt had previously progressed. The quarter-finals will be drawn on February 19.
BVB was relieved after winning the Revierderby. “That was the fight we expected,” said BVB sports director Sebastian Kehl on ZDF. The victory gives the team “a lot of self-confidence, we can be counted on”. Art shooter Can was also satisfied on the Sky TV channel: “We accepted the fight. Things weren’t always nice today. I think we did well.”
Can (45.+1 minute) after a bad pass from Bochum’s keeper Manuel Riemann and Marco Reus (70.) scored the goals for BVB, who have won all their games so far this year, in front of 26,000 spectators in the sold-out Ruhrstadion . “I didn’t hit him that well,” Can admitted afterwards.
VfL Bochum: “We can be proud”
After five home wins in a row, it was Bochum’s first defeat in a competitive game in front of their own crowd under coach Thomas Letsch. Kevin Stöger had taken care of the VfL equalizer with a hand penalty (64th). “Small things were decided today,” said midfielder Anthony Losilla: “We can still be proud.” (sid)
