"Schalke" footballers - the first participants of the Germany Cup tournament semi-finals (VIDEO) © EuroFootball.com

On Tuesday, in the first quarter-final matches of the German Cup tournament ("DFB-Pokal"), the footballers of Gelsenkirchen's "Schalke" won a ticket to the next stage.

Felix Magath's pupils defeated "Nurnberg" 3-2 at home.

The main time of the match ended in a 2-2 draw, so the teams had to play extra time, in which the hero became Julian Draxler, who scored in the 119th minute.

Three more quarter-final matches will be played today.

Gelsenkirchen's "Schalke" 3 - 2 "Nurnberg" (after extra time)