Berlin, Oct 26: Bayer Leverkusen crashed out of the German Cup football tournament after losing 3-4 on penalties to lower league side Lotte, while Hamburg cruised to a 4-0 win over Hallescher FC during the second round in Halle.
Bundesliga team Leverkusen on Tuesday got off to a bright start in Lotte as Kevin Volland opened the scoring into the bottom right from inside the box following a through ball from Stefan Kiessling in the 25th minute, reports Xinhua.