Berlin (AFP)
Bayer Leverkusen, 5th in the Bundesliga, was not surprised (3-0) by the modest Saarbrücken (D4) and will logically play the final of the German Cup on July 4 in Munich, against Bayern Munich or Eintracht Frankfurt.
As a prelude to the shock of Wednesday between the two last winners, this match disputed behind closed doors like all those of Bundesliga since the resumption, was managed seriously by the Bayer, well in legs, against players of FC Saarbrücken short of form . Their D4 championship ended in March, but they are sure to play next year in D3.
After ten minutes of intelligent resistance by Petit Poucet, it is the young Frenchman Moussa Diaby, 20 years old and international Espoirs, who opened the scoring for the favorites, pivot and without control, following a perfect lobed pass from Kerem Demirbay (11).
A few minutes later, the Bayer broke when a disagreement between Daniel Batz, the very good goalkeeper of Saarbrücken, and one of his defenders, allowed the Argentinian Lucas Alario to double the bet (19). Then the young Brazilian Paulinho almost worsened the score, twice (38, 39), just before the break.
The first team in the 4th division to reach a semi-final in the German Cup, Saarbrücken held up well until the hour of play, when veteran Karim Bellarabi scored the ball 3-0 under Batz's crossbar ( 58) following a center set back from the infernal Demirbay. Then injured Bellarabi came out, leaving the Bayer 10 against 11.
It will be Leverkusen's 4th final in his National Cup.
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