Mumbai, April 2: Arminia Bielefeld pulled off a major upset in the German Cup on Tuesday by defeating defending champion Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 in their semifinal match. The third-division team came from behind after Jonathan Tah gave the visitors a 17th-minute lead. Marius Wörl replied three minutes later and Maximilian Großer scored Bielefeld's second goal just before the break. The home team looked more likely to add to that tally as the Leverkusen players looked jaded. Bundesliga 2024슬롯사이트�25: Bayer Leverkusen슬롯사이트™s Sporting Director Simon Rolfes Confirms Xabi Alonso슬롯사이트™s Stay As Head Coach Next Season.

슬롯사이트œI'm just proud of this team,슬롯사이트� Bielefeld coach Mitch Kniat said as most of the fans the small stadium sang around him. 슬롯사이트œNo one will sleep in the city tonight.슬롯사이트�

Patrik Schick went closest for the visitors in the 81st when his header struck the post.

슬롯사이트œThat was by far our worst game of the season,슬롯사이트� said Leverkusen midfielder Robert Andrich, who added that the absence of injured star Florian Wirtz was no excuse. 슬롯사이트œWith all due respect to Bielefeld, we should be able to beat them with the squad we have.슬롯사이트�

Leverkusen won the title last year as part of an unprecedented domestic league cup double without losing a game. Bielefeld is currently fourth in Germany's third division with eight rounds remaining. Only the top three have a chance of promotion with the top two going straight up to the second division. Bayer Leverkusen Rediscovers Its Late-Goal Magic in 4슬롯사이트�3 Comeback Win Over VfB Stuttgart in Bundesliga 2024슬롯사이트�25.

To reach the semifinal, Bielefeld each time defeated teams playing in higher divisions, starting with second-division Hannover in the first round, then Bundesliga sides Union Berlin, Freiburg, and Werder Bremen.

It's the first time Bielefeld has reached the German Cup final after failing in four previous semifinals, and the first time since Union Berlin in 2001 that a third-division team plays in the final. Energie Cottbus and Hertha Berlin II were the only other third-division teams to manage it. None of them won. Stuttgart hosts Leipzig in the other semifinal on Wednesday with the winner going on to play Bielefeld in the German Cup final in Berlin next month.

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