1. FC Union Berlin: Gagzow – Bohn (60th minute Pliquett), Kühling, Prosche, Barry (73rd Kischke) – Blaszczak (82nd Sonntag), Sakoufakis, Drahn (87th Zunk), Pepinski, Ali (60th Megaptche) – Engel  

BFC Preussen: Ahmad – Elgezawy, Badur, Sahin, El Khanji – Majdouba, Minko, Abou-Chaker, Ameen, Aydin – Wanyama  

Goals: 0-1 Pepinski (9th), 1-1 Minko (18th), 1-2 Engel (22nd), 1-3 Sakoufakis (45th), 1-4 Ali (50th), 1-5 Engel (54th), 2-5 Minko (58th), 3-5 El Khanji (66th), 4-5 Karimi (73rd), 4-6 Kühling (74th), 4-7 Engel (77th), 4-8 Megaptche (83rd), 4-9 Prosche (90th) 

Attendance: 200 

Union dominate the first half  

The floodlights had just been switched on when the referee started this cup quarter-final on the artificial turf at the Preussen-Stadion. Both teams started rapidly, and it was to be a match played at a furious pace throughout. The first chance on goal came for Union after five minutes, but following a cross, Ali headed over the bar. Shortly after, the 1-0 came. Sakoufakis played the ball into Pepinski’s path, who placed it thoughtfully into the far corner.  

Having taken the lead, the guests remained the dominant team, pressing the opponents aggressively and creating more scoring opportunities. However, Preussen surprisingly equalised after a long throw-in flew over all Union's defenders. Gagzow made a strong save from the first shot, but in the second attempt, the ball ended up in the net as Minko followed up well.  

Union's response was not long in coming. A beautiful attack down the right wing from Pepinski saw him hit a sharp cross to the goal, and Engel made it 2-1. Moments later, the home team had another chance to equalise, but Union goalkeeper Gagzow saved.  

After half an hour, the excitement dampened somewhat, as both teams sought to bring a little more calm into their game, with a proliferation of set pieces leading to nothing for either side. A proper cup-tie developed in the last fifteen minutes of the first half, that saw many fouls and yellow cards for both sides. Just before halftime, Union increased their lead to to 3-1. Once again it went down the right flank, and Pepinski was again the provider, with Sakoufakis finishing this time. With that, Union went into the halftime break with a comfortable lead.  

Preussen's comeback attempt failed, Union run rampant  

Right after the restart, Union thought they had the fourth goal at their feet, but the home goalkeeper kept Lankwitz in the game with another good save. Moments later, however, they scored their fourth. Again it went down the right wing, where Pepinski once more excelled as the provider. This time he set up Ali, who beat the keeper. The fifth soon followed. Once again it was Pepinski, who passed from the right into the middle for Engelto score.  

But BFC suddenly got one back. Unioner failed to clear their ranks, which the hosts took advantage of to reduce the deficit. They got another soon afterwards from a free kick. The well-hit delivery flew past Gagzow and, following numerous deflections and bounces, the ball ended up in the Union net.

Union were not completely solid at the back, and Preussen capitalised. Once again, they failed to clear successfully, and Preussen scored to bring the deficit back to a single goal. But Union’s reaction did not take long, and in a fast counter-attack, Kühling lifted the ball over the goalkeeper to make it 6-4. Shortly after, Engel added another after a cross from the substitute, Megaptche. BFC Preussen could no longer withstand Union's constant attacks, and Megaptche made it 8-4 with a fine shot. Prosche rounded things off, heading in after a corner from Sonntag. As 9-4 winners, Union advace to the semi-final.  

The reactions to the match 

“We are pleased with our progress to the semi-final,” said Union head coach Marie-Louise Eta. “We approached the game very well, scored beautiful goals, and played very decisively in the first half. In the second half, we got off to a good start and added more goals. Due to conceding two quick goals where we defended passively, we became a bit shaky again, and the opponents got back in. However, the boys reacted well, continued to look for the way forward, and ultimately deservedly decided the game in their favor. You have to score nine goals first. It's good that we can now catch our breath after the intense weeks and months. We will gather new energy to fully attack in the next competitive matches.”