On Tuesday evening the first two "DFB Pokal" quarterfinal matches were played in Germany. The first match took place in Leverkusen, where the home team "Bayer" clashed with Bremen's "Werder". The hosts took the lead first, but suffered a 1-3 defeat and withdrew from the title race. In the 22nd minute, Chicharito scored from the penalty spot to put "Bayer" ahead, but goals from Santiago Garcia, Claudio Pizarro, and Floriano Grillitsch secured "Werder" a spot in the semifinals. In the other match, Dortmund's "Borussia" faced off against Stuttgart. The "Yellow-Blacks" had difficulties, but their three main leaders led the visitors to the semifinals. Marco Reus scored in the fifth minute, but after Luko Rupp's goal in the 21st minute, the score was level. Dortmund did not have to wait long for a response - ten minutes later Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored, and Henrikh Mkhitaryan sealed the deal at the end of the match. Results: "Stuttgart" 1 - 3 "Dortmund" 5' [0 - 1] M. Reus 21' [1 - 1] L. Rupp 31' [1 - 2] P. Aubameyang 90' [1 - 3] H. Mkhitaryan "Bayer" 1 - 3 "Werder" 22' [1 - 0] Chicharito (penalty) 31' [1 - 1] S. Garcia 42' [1 - 2] C. Pizarro (penalty) 82' [1 - 3] F. Grillitsch 41' Wendell ("Bayer") sent off from the field
