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02/04 16:59 CST Stuttgart defeats Holstein Kiel 3-0 to reach German Cup
semifinals
Stuttgart defeats Holstein Kiel 3-0 to reach German Cup semifinals
KIEL, Germany (AP) --- Defending champion Stuttgart defeated second-division
club Holstein Kiel 3-0 Wednesday to reach the German Cup semifinals.
Deniz Undav broke the deadlock for the visitors in the 56th minute, then Chris
Fuhrich added to the lead in the 89th and Atakan Karazor closed the scoring
three minutes into stoppage time.
Stuttgart won its fourth German Cup title last season, beating third-division
team Arminia Bielefeld in the final.
Holstein Kiel was playing in the quarterfinals for the first time since
reaching the last four in 2020-21.
On Tuesday, Bayer Leverkusen advanced to the last four for the third straight
season by beating St. Pauli 3-0.
The other two quarterfinals will be played next week --- second-tier Hertha
Berlin faces Freiburg and Bayern Munich takes on Leipzig.
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