The Red Bulls took the initiative against the defensive-minded visitors, needing just 12 minutes to break the deadlock. St. Pauli failed to clear the ball out of the area, allowing Yussuf Poulsen to slot home from six meters.
Record champions Bayern Munich suffered their fourth consecutive early exit from the German Cup after stubborn Saarbrucken came from behind to clinch a 2-1 last-gasp comeback win at the second round.
Ruthless Bayern Munich progressed into the second round of the German Cup after trashing third-division outfit Preussen Munster 4-0. The…
Germany's richest club took business seriously from the starting whistle and established a five-goal lead within 35 minutes
Bayern Munich were clearly in the mood right from kick-off on Wednesday and Thomas Muller had a header cleared off the line as early as the sixth minute.
Bayern Munich are heavy favourites to overcome a Schalke side whose promising early-season form has tailed off dramatically.
The German strategist has led The Reds to a Champions League title win, a UEFA Super Cup win and almost won the Premier League title with them, narrowly missing out to eventual champions Manchester City.
Cottbus could take some measure of satisfaction from having avoided humiliation at the hands of the perennial Bundesliga winners
At the end of the second half did the Bavarian club pull away and leave its opponent in the dust, reports Efe news.
Bayern Munich routed third-division Paderborn 6-0 earlier Tuesday to earn a spot in the semifinals.
