You know what they say about Germans and penalty shootouts, and in this case the stereotype was justified as both Borussia Monchengladbach and Eintracht Frankfurt shared an absolute cracker in the German Cup semi-final.
After Taleb Tawatha put the visiting Frankfurt side in front after just 15 minutes, the hosts levelled through Jonas Hofmann in first-half injury time.
The following 45 minutes of football was an intense and dramatic affair, but even after extra time the sides could not be separated so it was down to penalties to determine who would face the winner of tomorrow night's clash between Bayern and Dortmund in the final.
We won't spoil the result in case you've managed to avoid it, but enjoy a shitload of top-corner pens.
That was a cracker.
While we enjoyed that battle as a neutral here in the Balls.ie offices, we won't lie when we say we were delighted to see Marco Russ' penalty go in after his inspirational fight back from his cancer diagnosis.
Frankfurt march on the the final, and can book their hotel in Berlin as they await a side that will undoubtedly be the favourite for the DFB Pokal.
