Dortmund advance, Wolfsburg upset Leverkusen in German Cup

 BERLIN, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- Titleholders Dortmund crushed Hannover 5-1 thanks to the hat trick by Mario Goetze whereas Wolfsburg came from behind to shock Leverkusen with the last minute goal by Bas Dost, at the last 16 encounter of the DFB Pokal (German Cup) on Wednesday.

Borussia Dortmund set the course to defend their DFB Pokal title as they wrapped up the round of the last eight with three goals within forty minutes to give Hannover no real chance of a comeback.

Immediately after kick off Dortmund seized the initiative to start a run on Hannover's goal.

Mario Goetze rewarded Dortmund's search of an early goal when he exploited a Kevin Grosskreutz assist at the second post with only three minutes played.

Hannover were unable to keep up the pace with Dortmund's fast paced attacks therefore a second blow was just a matter of time.

Robert Lewandowski squandered¹ twice to extend the lead until Jakub Blaszczykowski slotted home his rebound² at the 18th minute.

As the match progressed Hannover were able to put up some resistance yet Mario Goetze tripled the lead for the hosts to seal his brace³ with a free kick goal five minutes before the break.

After the break the titleholders retracted⁴ with the lead until Hannover's Mame Biram Diouf reduced their lead to 3-1 at the 79th minute.

Dortmund remained unimpressed and restored their three goal lead when Goetze volleyed home, following the build up play by Lewandowksi, to secure his first hat rick of his career five minutes later.

The hosts showed no mercy as Lewandowski added the fifth goal with 90 minutes on the clock.

Wolfsburg came from behind to eliminate Leverkusen from DFB Pokal following a 2-1 victory.

Both sides staged a slow start. Nonetheless Leverkusen broke the deadlock⁵ with 31 minutes into the match as Wolfsburg's Fagner Conserva Lemos deflected⁶ a cross by Sebastian Boenisch into his own net.

After the break Wolfsburg increased their efforts to overcome deep defending Leverkusen.

Ultimately at the 78th minute Wolfsburg levelled the score through Christian⁷ Traesch who hammered home from near the penalty area.

Both sides exchanged offensive actions but yet it was a blackout by Leverkusen defender⁸ Oemer Toprak who passed into path of Wolfsburg striker Bas Dost who had only Bernd Leno to beat for the late 2-1 winner.

Elsewhere, Stuttgart secured their last eight ticket when they overcame second division side Cologne and second division side Bochum defeated competitor 1860 Munich 3-0.

The quarterfinal is scheduled on February 27th, 2013: Bayern Munich encounter Borussia Dortmund, Stuttgart face Bochum, Mainz see Freiburg and Kickers Offenbach host Wolfsburg.

1 squandered   

v.（指钱，财产等）浪费，乱花( squander的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He squandered all his money on gambling. 他把自己所有的钱都糟蹋在赌博上了。
• She felt as indignant as if her own money had been squandered. 她心里十分生气，好像是她自己的钱给浪费掉了似的。 来自飘（部分）

2 rebound   

v.弹回；n.弹回，跳回

参考例句：

• The vibrations accompanying the rebound are the earth quake.伴随这种回弹的振动就是地震。
• Our evil example will rebound upon ourselves.我们的坏榜样会回到我们自己头上的。

3 brace   

n. 支柱,曲柄,大括号; v. 绷紧,顶住,(为困难或坏事)做准备

参考例句：

• My daughter has to wear a brace on her teeth. 我的女儿得戴牙套以矫正牙齿。
• You had better brace yourself for some bad news. 有些坏消息,你最好做好准备。

4 retracted   

v.撤回或撤消( retract的过去式和过去分词 )；拒绝执行或遵守；缩回；拉回

参考例句：

• He made a false confession which he later retracted. 他作了假供词，后来又翻供。
• A caddy retracted his statement. 一个球童收回了他的话。 来自辞典例句

5 deadlock   

n.僵局，僵持

参考例句：

• The negotiations reached a deadlock after two hours.两小时后，谈判陷入了僵局。
• The employers and strikers are at a deadlock over the wage.雇主和罢工者在工资问题上相持不下。

6 deflected   

偏离的

参考例句：

• The ball deflected off Reid's body into the goal. 球打在里德身上反弹进球门。
• Most of its particles are deflected. 此物质的料子大多是偏斜的。

7 Christian   

adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒

参考例句：

• They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
• His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。

8 defender   

n.保卫者，拥护者，辩护人

参考例句：

• He shouldered off a defender and shot at goal.他用肩膀挡开防守队员，然后射门。
• The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。