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BERLIN, Oct. 31 -- MarcoReus' 3-2 overtimewinnerhelpedBorussiaDortmundtoeliminateseconddivisionsideUnionBerlinmeanwhileWerderBremeneased 5-1 pastlowerleagueteamFlensburgatthesecondroundintheGermanCupOnWednesday.
UnionBerlinstagedalivelyfirsthalfperformanceagainstmuch-changedhostsDortmund. Yetitwerethe "BVB" whoopenedthescoringlateinthefirsthalfwhenChristianPulisicpokedhomeareboundfollowingShinjiKagawa'sheaderinthe 40thminute.
ThevisitorsfromthecapitalremainedunimpressedandrespondedalmoststraightawaybutKennyPrinceRedondo'sshotontargetrattledonlythecrossbar.
However, Union'seffortswererewardedaftertheintervalassubstituteSebastianPoltershockedthehostsaftercompletingafastbreakviaRobertZuljwithanhourintothegame.
Itwasashort-livedjoyforthevisitorsthough, asDortmundsecuredtheirleadtenminuteslaterwhenMaximilianPhilippdrilledtheballformsharpangleintothenearpostcorner.
UnionkeptitbowlingandlevelledthescoreswithtwominutestothefinalwhistleasSebastianPolterheadedhomeRobertZulj'sdeliveryintotheboxtoforceDortmundintoovertime.
DortmundincreasedthepressureintheovertimeandsealedthedealintheclosingperiodwhenMarcoReusconvertedafoulplaypenaltytobooktheroundofthelast 16.
MartinHarnik'sbracemovedWerderBremen 5-1 pastFlensburg, whowereabletoholdthepaceinthefirsthalf.
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