Without their goalkeeper, Braunschweig would be playing in the third division next season - he leaps to tip Schmidt's left-foot shot over the crossbar.

Menzel came up for the corner, but Hoffmann has it. He clears long, and Philippe rolls the ball into the empty net to make it 4-2 on aggregate and it's all over now. Brilliant assist from Hoffmann.

The former Bayern man makes a smart reaction stop to deny Krüger at the near post. That could be the stop that keeps Braunschweig in the second division.

The influential Braunschweig midfielder is struggling with an injury - not sure he's going to see out the match on the pitch.

Menzel leaps and can only get a slight touch on a cross from the left - it drops for Sané, who snatches at the chance and fires behind from a tight angle.

The substitute gets a shot away, but it's deflected up and over the crossbar of Menzel's goal.

The substitute cuts in from the left and fires goal wards. Menzel watches it carefully as the ball loops onto the top of his net... corner...Philippe's ball is a decent one, but no one in a yellow shirt can make a meaningful connection.

Saarbrücken launch the ball into the box again. It drops for Krüger, who has the perfect first touch before firing golwards - Hoffmann sticks out an arm at his near post and blocks. Braunschweig are hanging on here.

The free-kick is clipped to the back post, Krauße gets on the end of it, but there was too much on the ball and he can only find the side-netting. Some hopeful cheers from the Braunschweig fans, but it's gone the wrong side of the post.

The Bayern superstar's brother, Sidi, has just stepped off the bench for the home side.

The first half of extra-time is underway with Sidi Sané, Leroy's younger brother, coming off the bench for the home side.

Braunschweig pressing well into added time. Can they find the goal that would end this tie? There's a huge crowd of players in the Saarbrücken box...the ball comes in. Big appeal for handball. It does hit Bischel's arm...but Mr Stieler waves play on after a VAR review.

No, but it is a red card. Di Michele Sanchez gets beyond Rizzuto, the Saarbrücken man brings the substitute down just outside the area, and though it's not a penalty, it is a second yellow card. If this goes to extra-time, the visitors will be down to 10 men.

Braunschweig come forward down the right, Tachie looks to spin on it in the middle, a shot comes in, strikes a white-shirted body. Comes out for a cross, Philippe rises, but his header is easy for Menzel. But that's the first home attack of any note for quite some time.

The yellow shirts have the ball and the upper hand - they work it around beautifully, and Tempelmann has it again. He's brought down by Rizzuto just outside the penalty area, slap bang in the middle of the pitch. Here's a great free-kick opportunity.

Bichsel is caught in possession by Gómez, that's dangerous. The Braunschweig man can get a shot away, but Sonnenberg is in the way to deflect the ball behind. Bičakčić gets a head to the subsequent corner, but it's not a clean contact and it's smashed away.

The Tempelmann-Conteh connection works again as the former releases the latter down the left. Low ball into the box, Gómez's first touch takes him beyond Sonnenberg, but Menzel manages to stop a low shot squirming underneath him.

The ball loops forward from a midfield challenge and Philippe is through, one on one with Menzel. The Braunschweig forward doesn't look confident and shoots low but weakly at the keeper's feet. Replays show that even had he scored, VAR would likely have given him offside.

Conteh again teasing Fahrner on the left, jinks onto his right foot and lets fly...the ball flies high, well wide, and not very handsome at all.

Conteh has the ball down the left, he finds Tempelmann in a central area - he looks to ping a first time ball into the path of Gomez, but Sonnenberg snuffs out the danger. He read the pass beautifully.

Both teams have dropped the tempo and the quality of their play - the fans are making a tremendous noise, but on the pitch, things have gone a bit quiet for now.

Tempelmann receives the ball just inside his own half and smoothly accelerates away, but Vasiliadis pursues him and knocks the Braunschweig man off the ball. That's going to be a one-on-one duel to watch.

Tempelmann, who's been brilliant so far, snaps onto a loose ball and feeds Conteh on the left. He tries three times to force the ball across - it's another corner. Philippe takes it, but it's headed away...

Conteh goes past Fahrner on the left, bends in a brilliant ball. Polter is at the back post, surely must score...but sends his first-time effort well wide of the goal. Head in hands stuff for a man with over 100 Bundesliga appearances.

Saarbrücken give the ball away inside the hosts' half, and the yellow shirts of Braunschweig stream forward at real pace. Conteh again can't make anything of it, but that was an impressive counter-attack.

Conteh receives the ball on the left, tries to force the ball across, but it's blocked and we have our first corner of the game. When it comes into the box, the whistle sounds for a foul and that's a Saarbrücken free-kick.