The German Cup has already shown last season that he has something to do with the Polish Cup, namely he likes surprises very much. At that time, the second league Kaiserslautern played in the final, finally defeated 0: 1 by Bayer Leverkusen. This time the second league was missing in the decisive match, but it is Because he played in it … a third league! Arminia Bielefeld spent the last season in the 3rd Bundesliga, but this did not prevent her from eliminating the entire army of teams from the Bundesliga.
There was no such finalist for almost a quarter of a century
Union Berlin in the second round, Freiburg in the 1/8 finals, Werder Brema in the quarterfinals and Bayer Leverkusen in the semi -final. Each of these teams did not cope with the brave third -league. Arminia became the first team in such a low level of gameplay in the German Cup final since 2001, when he played Union Berlin (then 3. The Bundesliga was not a league at the central level yet and was simply called regionalliga).
The mentioned Union then lost 0: 2 from Schalke 04, but Arminia encountered VfB Stuttgart on the road. This is the ninth team of the already ended Bundesliga season. The German Cup was for them the last chance to play in European cups. They were aware of what the band from Bielefeld could, but they were absolutely not going to be surprised, which they quickly proved.
Stuttgart was not surprised and he had no mercy. Arminia fought to the end
Until the break, the favorite was on the highway to the cup. After the hits of Nick Woltede in the 15th and Enzo Millota in the 22nd minute they led 2: 0, and in the 28th minute it was already 3: 0, when Deniz Undav hit the net. Stuttgart quickly collided with a third -league with reality, and Arminia was not able to refrain in an accurate shot in the first half.
After the break, the VFB reached Arminia to the rest, when in the 66th minute the author of the Milot doublet showed out with a precise shot from the edge of the penalty area. It was a declaration, but “Cinderella” could not be just broken down. They managed to drive their rivals. Between 82 and 85 minutes they scored two goals. Although they basically went to the net only once, when Julian Kania took advantage of the situation in the penalty area. Stuttgart's second goal scored himself, specifically Josh Vangoman, who struck his head so much that he put the ball into his own goal. It's hard to believe that such a “shot” came out.
They waited for almost 30 years
Arminia approached two goals, but Stuttgart woke up in time and did not give her own fans a shockingly stressful tip. VFB won 4: 2 and ended a beautiful third -league dream. This is their first triumph in the German Cup since 1997, and in general the first trophy since 2007 (German championship). Arminia wrote a piece of history. Finally, she left nothing, but this season is a success for them. They took first place in Table 3. Bundesliga and advanced to the back of the German league.