FC Saarbrucken 0-2 FC Kaiserslautern: Third-tier side's German Cup run ended
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Kaiserslautern are into the German Cup final for the first time in 21 years
Third-tier side FC Saarbrucken saw their fairytale run in the German Cup come to an end as they were beaten 2-0 by FC Kaiserslautern in the semi-final.
The underdogs had upset Bayern Munich, Borussia Monchengladbach and Eintracht Frankfurt to make the DFB-Pokal semis.
But their hopes of reaching the final were dashed by second-half goals from Marlon Ritter and Almamy Toure.
Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen face Dusseldorf in the second semi-final on Wednesday.
It is the first time Kaiserslautern have reached the final since 2003, when they lost to Bayern Munich.
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