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ZWICKAU, Germany (AP) — A third-tier soccer game in Germany was abandoned on Sunday after the referee was doused in beer by an angry fan at halftime. Relegation-threatened Zwickau’s match against visiting Rot-Weiss Essen did not continue for the second half because referee Nicolas Winter had a cup of beer thrown in his face by a fan, who was apparently unhappy with his decision to send off a Zwickau player and award a penalty to Essen before halftime.

ZWICKAU, Germany (AP) — A third-tier soccer game in Germany was abandoned on Sunday after the referee was doused in beer by an angry fan at halftime.

Leverkusen stunned in extra time by fourth-tier Essen in cup Leverkusen, last year’s beaten finalist, struck the post four times while missing a host of chances before Leon Bailey finally broke the deadlock in the 105th minute. The Jamaican forward stayed cool and side-footed inside the far post. The Canadian Press Essen celebrates , The Canadian Press BERLIN — Borussia Dortmund survived late VAR drama to reach the quarterfinals of the German Cup on Tuesday, while Bayer Leverkusen was stunned by fourth-tier Rot-Weiss Essen. Dortmund endured a ne...

Fourth-tier Rot-Weiss Essen shock Leverkusen in German Cup Issued on: 1 min Berlin (AFP) Fourth-division club Rot-Weiss Essen continued their giant-killing run in the German Cup on Tuesday by defeating Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 after extra time to reach the quarter-finals. Jamaica international Leon Bailey put the Bundesliga team ahead in the 105th minute of the last-16 tie, but Essen levelled soon after with a goal from Oguzhan Kefkir. Unbeaten since February 1 of last year, Simon Engelmann scored the winner for Essen on 117 minutes as the lowest-ranked team left in the competition claimed anot...

German Cup: Bayer Leverkusen out after defeat by fourth tier Rot-Weiss Essen Rot-Weiss Essen of the Regionalliga West pulled off a famous German Cup win over Bayer Leverkusen to reach the last eight. Elsewhere, Dortmund scraped through, as did Holstein Kiel, Bayern Munich's conquerors. Rot-Weiss Essen are into their first German Cup quarter-final since 1993/94. Rot-Weiss Essen 2-1 Bayer Leverkusen, Stadion Essen (Kefkir 108', Engelmann 117' — Bailey 105') Less than 50 kilometers separates Essen and Leverkusen, but the distance in footballing terms is better measured in light years. While ...