Unterhaching amateurs shock Hansa
Tuesday, December 3, 2002
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SpVgg Unterhaching knocked 1. Bundesliga side FC Hansa Rostock out of the German Cup with a 3-2 win.
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Amateur side SpVgg Unterhaching extended their impressive German Cup run with a 3-2 victory against 1. Bundesliga challengers FC Hansa Rostock in a third-round match tonight as the competition's quarter-final lineup began to take shape.
Vaccaro double
Two goals from Angelo Vaccaro and one from fellow striker Francisco Copado enabled the former first division club, now playing in the third tier of the German league, to reach the last eight for the first time in their history.
Arvidsson opener
Hansa had gone ahead through Magnus Arvidsson after 15 minutes and the Swedish striker also brought them level at 2-2 after 63 minutes before Vaccaro's 70th-minute winner. Unterhaching, who are based in a Munich suburb, are the only remaining amateur side in the competition.
Freier on target
Elsewhere tonight, a first-half goal from German international midfield player Paul Freier gave VfL Bochum a 1-0 victory against Hamburger SV in the only match between two top-flight sides.
Leverkusen through
Bayer 04 Leverkusen, last season's losing finalists, and TSV 1860 München advanced with 2-1 victories over second-division opponents, SV Waldhof Mannheim and RW Oberhausen respectively. Both needed a second-half penalty to progress. Wednesday night sees a further four ties, including FC Bayern München against FC Schalke 04.