Soccer-Freiburg ease past Hamburg to reach German Cup final

Soccer Football - DFB Cup - Semi Final - Hamburg SV v SC Freiburg - Volksparkstadion, Hamburg, Germany - April 19, 2022 SC Freiburg's Jeong Woo-yeong in action with Hamburg SV's Bakery Jatta REUTERS/Cathrin Mueller

HAMBURG, Germany (Reuters) -Freiburg struck three times in the first half to comfortably beat second-tier Hamburg SV 3-1 away and reach the German Cup final for the first time in their history on Tuesday.

Nils Petersen, Nicolas Hoefler and Vincenzo Grifo, with a penalty, put the visitors three goals up by the 35th minute to book a place in the showpiece match on May 21 against RB Leipzig or Union Berlin, who play their semi-final on Wednesday.