Patrik Schick kept Bayer Leverkusen in the German Cup and Victor Boniface sent the defending champion into the semifinals with a 3-2 victory over second-division Cologne on Wednesday. Schick scored in the sixth minute of stoppage time to send the game to extra time,

Holders Bayer Leverkusen came from two goals down and scored a last-gasp equaliser before snatching a 3-2 extra-time win over second division club Cologne on Wednesday to reach the German Cup semi-finals.

Patrik Schick scored the equalizer deep into stoppage time and Victor Boniface got the winner as title holders Bayer Leverkusen fought from two goals down to beat second division Cologne 3-2 in extra time and reach the German Cup semi-finals on Wednesday.

Bayer Leverkusen triumphed over Cologne 3-2 in an exhilarating German Cup quarter-final. After trailing by two goals, the team equalized in stoppage time and clinched victory in extra time. The win marked a club record of 10 consecutive German Cup triumphs for Leverkusen.

LEVERKUSEN, Germany (Reuters) -Holders Bayer Leverkusen came from two goals down and scored a last-gasp equaliser before snatching a 3-2 extra-time win over second division club Cologne on Wednesday to reach the German Cup semi-finals.

Victor Boniface volleyed in the winner in the 98th minute after fellow Leverkusen forward Patrik Schick, who had cut the deficit in the 61st, headed in deep in second-half stoppage time to force extra time in a pulsating encounter.

Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso expects a "heated" atmosphere for the regional derby against Cologne in the quarter-finals of the German Cup on Wednesday. "We're preparing like we would for any other game.