BERLIN: Union Berlin reached the semi-finals of the DFB Cup for the first time in more than 20 years on Tuesday as a late goal by substitute Andreas Voglsammer sealed a 2-1 win over St Pauli.

Voglsammer came off the bench to hit the winner in the last-eight tie and send Union into the semi-finals for the first time since they were runners-up in 2001.

Second-division St Pauli took a first-half lead in Berlin when a free-kick by midfielder Daniel-Kofi Kyereh found the back of the net.

Union drew level thanks to Sheraldo Becker’s chip just before the half-time whistle.

Voglsammer capitalised on a long pass and a slip by St Pauli defender Jakov Medic to bang in the winner 15 minutes from time.

The 30-year-old Voglsammer then hit the post in stoppage time as he looked to kill off the game with only the goalkeeper to beat.

This is only the second time in the cup’s 72-year history that four second-division teams made the quarter-finals, as most of the big clubs fell by the wayside.

The semi-finals will be played on April 19 and 20, with the final at Berlin’s Olympic Stadium on May 21.

Published in Dawn, March 3rd, 2022