Alemannia Aachen kick Bayern out of the German Cup

Amazingly, Bayern Munich were eliminated of the German Cup after going down 4-2 at Alemannia Aachen on Wednesday.

We must consider that Aachen raced into a 3-0 lead in the first half of the third-round tie thanks to two goals from Romanian striker Laurentiu Reghecampf and one by Marius Ebbers.

The local team then withstood a storming fightback from Bayern, 13 times Cup winners including the last two editions.

Young striker Lukas Podolski pulled one back in the 47th minute and Mark van Bommel cracked the ball in from the edge of the area in the 68th.

Dutch striker Roy Makaay and Lucio missed excellent chances before Aachen, promoted from the second division last season, sealed a place in the quarter-finals with a Jan Schlaudraff goal in the final moments.

In fact, it was a case of history repeating itself for Aachen, the last side to beat Bayern in a German Cup tie with a 2-1 triumph in the 2003-04 quarter-finals.

We must mention that Hanover 96 also progressed by beating second division MSV Duisburg 1-0 with a goal from Hanno Balitsch.

Furthermore, Wolfsburg defeated second division Greuther Fuerth 3-1 with goals from Jacek Krzynowek, Diego Klimowicz and Rick Hoogendorp.

Now let's talk about the game: Bastian Schweinsteiger and Makaay missed good opportunities before Aachen took the lead in the 11th minute, Reghecampf curling the ball in after being teed up at an indirect free kick.

And the game did not get any better for Bayern goalkeeper Michael Rensing, given a rare start in place of Oliver Kahn.

What's more, the second Aachen goal came when Reghecampf shot through a crowd of defenders, leaving the keeper unsighted.

And incredibly, Ebbers then took a smart pass from Matthias Lehmann to make it 3-0.

Coach Felix Magath responded by bringing on Podolski for midfielder Andreas Ottl and the Germany forward made an immediate impact with a smart finish.

After Van Bommel notched a great second goal, Bayern were guilty of a series of bad misses, leaving Aachen to clinch victory with Schlaudraff’s late finish on the effective ofensive.