Jonathan Tah Strikes Late To Send Leverkusen To German Cup Semis
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Jonathan Tah scored in the 90th minute to send Bayer Leverkusen through to the German Cup semi-finals with a 3-2 win at home over Stuttgart on Tuesday.
Jonathan Tah scored in the 90th minute to send Bayer Leverkusen through to the German Cup semi-finals with a 3-2 win at home over Stuttgart on Tuesday. League leaders Leverkusen twice came from behind against an impressive Stuttgart side, securing victory in the dying moments for the third time in their past five matches. With the match headed for extra time, midfielder Florian Wirtz curled in a superb cross for Tah to head home and clinch a memorable victory.
Leverkusen manager Xabi Alonso toasted the victory, telling reporters "sometimes we win with control, structure and stability, but today we won with heart, soul -- and that is also very important."
"To score like that gives us lots of energy and positive hope for what's to come," goalscorer Tah told Germany's ARD network.
The win will be a crucial confidence boost for Leverkusen ahead of Saturday's home date with Bayern Munich, who sit two points behind them in the league.
Tah however sought to quash trophy talk, saying "what makes us strong is that we're focusing on the here and now and on the tasks we have at hand, not what could happen at the end of the season."
