"Bayern" sensationally withdraws from the battle for the German Cup © AP

On Wednesday evening, a huge sensation was captured in the German Cup round of sixteen, where the Munich "Bayern" club was eliminated from the competition for the trophy. The team, which had won the trophy in the last two seasons, lost to the second division team "Holstein" after an 11-meter penalty shootout. The visitors started the match more successfully and already in the 14th minute took the lead after a goal by Serge Gnabry, but Finas Bartels equalized the score in the 37th minute. "Bayern" once again pushed forward at the beginning of the second half, in the 47th minute, when Leroy Sane scored. However, the hosts did not give up and equalized the score in added time through Hauke Wahla. Neither team scored during extra time, so the action moved to a penalty shootout. "Holstein" converted all six of their penalties, while in the "Bayern" team, Marc Roca made a mistake, leading to their title defense ending.