SC Paderborn 07 vs Bayer Leverkusen · DFB-Pokal

Extra time was needed before Bayer Leverkusen saw out a 4-2 win over SC Paderborn 07 at Home Deluxe Arena (crowd 15,000); Paderborn had won 5 in a row before this. The first goal went to Alejandro Grimaldo at the 60-minute mark and the equaliser came from Stefano Marino late on, at 90 minutes; it was 2-1 after Sven Michel scored late on, at 96 minutes and Leverkusen were back level through Jarell Quansah late on, at 105 minutes. Ibrahim Maza scored the winner late on, at 120 minutes and Aleix García widened the gap late on, at 120 minutes. Felix Götze of Paderborn was dismissed at the 58-minute mark The game had five bookings. Leverkusen led the shot count 29-18 and held 64% possession. Leverkusen hit the target 14 times from 29 attempts.