Hamburger SV celebrated a coup in a real cup thriller and shattered 1. FC Köln's cup dreams.

On Tuesday, HSV won 4:3 (1:1, 0:0, 0:0) on penalties against the higher-ranked Rhinelanders and made it into the quarter-finals for the fourth time in eight years.

The decisive Cologne attempt by Florian Kainz landed in the goal.

But referee Daniel Schlager disallowed the goal because the Austrian touched the ball twice.

This is prohibited by the rules.

Robert Glatzel (92') had already given the Hanseatic League the lead in extra time, FC striker Anthony Modeste saved the hosts in practically the last second with a converted penalty kick to decide the point (120').

In this, the Bundesliga club missed the chance to make it into the top eight clubs for the first time in twelve years.

Cologne's Steffen Baumgart and his fellow coach Tim Walter greeted each other with a warm hug before kick-off.

The FC coach expected an "open game, it's not about the first or second division".

With six changes to the starting eleven compared to the 0:4 against Bayern, the Bundesliga ninth then determined the initial phase, Sebastian Andersson tested HSV goalkeeper Daniel Heuer Fernandes early on from close range with a header (7th).

Meet Glatzel and Modeste

In what was already the 108th competitive game between the two traditional clubs, the people of Cologne made too little of the available space. In addition, Mark Uth missed a huge chance in the 21st minute when he was unable to get the ball into the goal as a result of a bad pass from Heuer Fernandes despite being in the best position in front of the goal. Goalscorer Modeste initially only sat on the bench, the 33-year-old came on in the 60th minute.

HSV, who started the new year poorly with a 1-1 draw in Dresden, initially made too many mistakes, especially when trying to build up the game with short passes in their own half. The second division club was only rarely able to develop dangerous scenes in the first half, Glatzel's wasted chance came about more accidentally than wanted (35th). However, full-back Moritz Heyer was unlucky when he hit the post after a solo (45+1).

A minute after the restart, Heuer Fernandes thwarted another great Cologne chance against Jan Thielmann (46'). FC briefly increased the pressure, Andersson had the next good chance with a header (49'). But then HSV got into the game better. Sonny Kittel tested FC goalkeeper Marvin Schwäbe with a free kick (72'), Heyer hit the post again after a free kick (83').

A little later it went into extra time, in which Glatzel scored an early header.

The class difference was hardly recognizable as a result, the FC only managed a little.

The penalty after a foul by Sebastian Schonlau saved Cologne from the point.

There Kainz scored for Cologne.

But the referee Schlager did not recognize the goal after consulting his video assistant.

When shot on the uneven lawn, Kainz slipped away with his left leg.

After his right shot, the ball also touched his left foot, which is not allowed in a penalty kick.

After that, Cologne no longer understood the football world, while HSV cheered.