2011/12 German Cup: Semifinal draw out

The draw for the semifinals of the 2011/12 German Cup (DFB Pokal) were held Saturday evening as part of the ZDF Sportstudio. German women's national team midfielder Kim Kulig did the honour of pulling out the fixtures along with German goalkeeping coach Andreas Köpke.

It was clear that the draw would create some mouth-watering clashes, then the remaining four clubs are the top three of the Bundesliga - Borussia Dortmund, FC Bayern München and Borussia Mönchengladbach along with top 2.Bundesliga side SpVgg Greuther Fürth.

The draw set-up showdowns between minnows SpVgg Greuther Fürth and Bundesliga champions Borussia Dortmund, while former champions Borussia Mönchengladbach would host record champions FC Bayern München.

The matches will be played on March 20/21.

SEMIFINALS
SpVgg Greuther Fürth - Borussia Dortmund
Borussia Mönchengladbach - FC Bayern München


QUARTERFINAL - Results

1899 Hoffenheim 0-1 SpVgg Greuther Fürth
Hertha BSC Berlin 0-2 Borussia Mönchengladbach (aet)
VfB Stuttgart 0-2 FC Bayern München
Holstein Kiel 0-4 Borussia Dortmund

2011/12 German Cup: Quarterfinal draw out

The draw for the quarterfinals of the 2011/12 German Cup (DFB Pokal) were held Wednesday evening as part of the ARD Sportschau. German women's national team midfielder Melanie Behringer did the honour of pulling out the fixtures. And she did pull out some really mouth watering clashes.

The top match of the round will be the south Germany derby between VfB Stuttgart and record cup winners FC Bayern Munich. In another Bundesliga match-up Hertha BSC Berlin will host Borussia Mönchengladbach as Hertha continue to aim to reach the finals in their home stadium for the first time, while it marks the return of former Hertha coach Lucien Favre with his current club Gladbach.

1899 Hoffenheim host 2.Bundesliga SpVgg Greuther Fürth in a tricky fixture, while the only amateurs left in the competition fourth division side Holstein Kiel who host Bundesliga champions Borussia Dortmund.

The matches will be played on February 7/8.


QUARTERFINALS

1899 Hoffenheim - SpVgg Greuther Fürth
Hertha BSC Berlin - Borussia Mönchengladbach
VfB Stuttgart - FC Bayern München
Holstein Kiel - Borussia Dortmund

VIDEO: Edgar Prib's incredible miss

Striker Edgar Prib from SpVgg Greuther Fürth had an incredible miss infront of an empty goal last night against Eintracht Frankfurt in the 2.Bundesliga in Germany.

Here the link to the video: