Bayer Leverkusen and Werder Bremen booked their place in the DFB Cup final on May 30 at Berlin's Olympic Stadium.
Bremen decided the clash at northern rivals Hamburger SV in the penalty shoot-out, when keeper Tim Wiese deflected the attempts by Jerome Boateng, Ivica Olic and Marcell Jansen to give his side a 4-2 victory overall. After 120 minutes the teams had drawn 1-1 (1-1, 1-0).
German international Per Mertesacker put Werder ahead in the eleventh minute, Ivica Olic equalizing in the 67th. Hamburg skipper David Jarolim had to leave the pitch after seeing a red card in the 90 minute.
Leverkusen through after extra-time
Leverkusen had needed extra-time to beat second-division side Mainz 4-1 in Tuesday's semi-final. Having last won the competition in 1993, Leverkusen are hunting their second chance to be German Cup winners and although it finished 1-1 in normal time after Mainz forced a late equaliser, Bayer hit three goals in extra time.
With little to choose between the sides in normal time, German national player Stefan Kießling had a goal disallowed with less than 15 minutes left, but Leverkusen made the pressure count. Bayer's Renato Augusto had his shot saved by Mainz's Dimo Wache on 82 minutes and Greek striker Angelos Charisteas pounced on the rebound to tap the ball home. But Mainz, who are challenging for promotion from the Second Division, hit back just two minutes from time when striker Aristide Bance headed home to hit the equaliser and take the game into extra-time.
Chile midfielder Arturo Vidal restored the advantage for
Leverkusen with an early strike in the first period of stoppage
time and Simon Rolfes made the result safe when he tapped a header
from Germany defender Manuel Friedrich into the back of the net in
the 104th minute. And Czech defender Michal Kadlec completed the rout with a fourth goal in the 117th minute.
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Bayer Leverkusen and Werder Bremen booked their place in the DFB Cup final on May 30 at Berlin's Olympic Stadium.
Bremen decided the clash at northern rivals Hamburger SV in the penalty shoot-out, when keeper Tim Wiese deflected the attempts by Jerome Boateng, Ivica Olic and Marcell Jansen to give his side a 4-2 victory overall. After 120 minutes the teams had drawn 1-1 (1-1, 1-0).
German international Per Mertesacker put Werder ahead in the eleventh minute, Ivica Olic equalizing in the 67th. Hamburg skipper David Jarolim had to leave the pitch after seeing a red card in the 90 minute.
Leverkusen through after extra-time
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Leverkusen had needed extra-time to beat second-division side Mainz 4-1 in Tuesday's semi-final. Having last won the competition in 1993, Leverkusen are hunting their second chance to be German Cup winners and although it finished 1-1 in normal time after Mainz forced a late equaliser, Bayer hit three goals in extra time.
With little to choose between the sides in normal time, German national player Stefan Kießling had a goal disallowed with less than 15 minutes left, but Leverkusen made the pressure count. Bayer's Renato Augusto had his shot saved by Mainz's Dimo Wache on 82 minutes and Greek striker Angelos Charisteas pounced on the rebound to tap the ball home. But Mainz, who are challenging for promotion from the Second Division, hit back just two minutes from time when striker Aristide Bance headed home to hit the equaliser and take the game into extra-time.
Chile midfielder Arturo Vidal restored the advantage for
Leverkusen with an early strike in the first period of stoppage
time and Simon Rolfes made the result safe when he tapped a header
from Germany defender Manuel Friedrich into the back of the net in
the 104th minute. And Czech defender Michal Kadlec completed the rout with a fourth goal in the 117th minute.
