Soccer-Fortuna beat St Pauli on penalties to reach German Cup last four

Soccer Football - DFB Cup - Quarter-Finals - St Pauli v Fortuna Duesseldorf - Millerntor-Stadion, Hamburg, Germany - January 30, 2024 St Pauli's Carlo Boukhalfa celebrates scoring their second goal with teammates REUTERS/Cathrin Mueller

HAMBURG, Germany (Reuters) - Fortuna Dusseldorf edged past hosts St Pauli 4-3 on penalties on Tuesday after drawing 2-2 over 120 minutes to reach the semi-finals of the German Cup for the first time in 28 years.

Three days after Dusseldorf lost at home in the league to leaders St Pauli in Germany's second tier, the Westphalian team had the chance to make amends.