Union Berlin seals the ticket for the semifinals

The Union Berlin fulfilled the forecasts and certified its classification for the semifinals of the german cup after winning this Tuesday by 2-1 to St. Pauli, set of the second division, which could not repeat the surprise that starred in the round of 16 when he got off the Borussia Dortmundthe reigning champion, of the competition.

A surprise that, however, the “Kiez-Kicker” seemed in a position to be able to repeat after going ahead at 21 minutes of play on the scoreboard with a free-kick goal from the Ghanaian midfielder Daniel-Kofi Kyereh.

But St. Pauli’s eagerness to defend their lead led the Timo Schultz to withdraw too much, yielding control of the encounter to a Union Berlin who soon locked the Hamburg team in their own field.

A dominance that the locals failed to translate into clear scoring chances, with the exception of a hard shot from the Surinamese Sheraldo Becker 32 minutes into the game, the visiting goalkeeper Dennis Smarsch cleared with great difficulty.

Less fortunate was the goalkeeper of the St. Pauli in the last minute of the first half in which Becker did not miss the lack of understanding between Smarsch and Croatian central defender Jakov Medic by clearing a long ball to score the equalizer (1-1) for the Berlin team.

An equality that was maintained, despite Union Berlin’s greater efforts, until the 75th minute when the striker Andreas Voglsammer He did not miss a mistake by the Croatian Medic to establish the final 2-1 for the locals.

A triumph that allowed Union Berlin to return twenty-one years later to the semifinals of the Cup German after proclaiming himself runner-up in 2021.