The Grossenhainer FV 90 delivered an unbelievable game on Wednesday evening in the Sportpark Bürgerzentrum against the higher-class FC Grimma, but despite a triple lead and comeback in extra time with 3: 5 in penalty shootout (5: 5; 4: 5; 4: 4; 2: 2) lost.
In the 21st minute, Stephan Schäfer shot the Sachsenliga side, who were on paper inferior, in front, but a brace from Robin Brand (21st and 35th/penalty kick) turned the game in favor of the guests, who recently beat them 1-0 FC An der Fahner Höhe was able to leave the relegation zone behind in the fifth-highest NOFV Oberliga Süd.
With the half-time whistle, Franz-Josef Zech balanced the duel in the Meissen district with his 2:2 (45+1.), Marcel Fricke (63.) gave the second-placed table in the sixth-class Saxony League the lead again with a penalty.
Drama in Belgian football: goalkeeper saves penalty, a few minutes later he is dead!
After Grimmas Moritz Griesbach equalized again (72′), Felix Hennig was able to score 4:3 for Steve Dieske’s team just five minutes later.
Triple goalscorer Brand (4:4/90+2) saved the favorites into extra time, where Grimma regained the upper hand through Louis Walter (5:4/97). But Tim Baumann made it 5:5 (110 th ) before it went to penalties.
FC kept their nerves there and won 5:3. Memorable duel!
Thus, on Saturday, March 25 (2 p.m.), Grimma meets regional league club Lok Leipzig, who had already secured their ticket for the round of eight teams in mid-November with a 3-0 home win against SG Handwerk Rabenstein.
The Leipzig state-class club SV Lipsia 93 Eutritzsch (receives FC Oberlausitz Neugersdorf) is the underdog in the seventh division in the quarter-finals with Dynamo Dresden against FSV Zwickau and the Chemnitz FC against FC Erzgebirge Aue has two crackers ready.