Millot strikes late to fire Stuttgart to German Cup semis

Enzo Millot's late goal sent Stuttgart into the German Cup semi-finals after a 1-0 win at Nuremberg on Wednesday.

With the match heading towards extra time, Millot latched onto a Hiroki Ito pass and chipped home goalkeeper Peter Vindahl, giving Stuttgart coach Sebastian Hoeness a win 48 hours after he replaced sacked Bruno Labbadia.

Kick-off was put back by half an hour due to delays caused by fans entering the sold-out stadium.

The only second-division side in the last eight, Nuremberg were trying to salvage some pride after a poor league season which has left them fighting to avoid relegation.

Stuttgart are bottom of the Bundesliga and both teams played out a dour first half.

Early in the second period, Stuttgart defender Waldemar Anton almost gave the visitors the lead, but his header was saved by Vindahl. 

With less than 10 minutes remaining, Millot broke the deadlock.

Stuttgart withstood a last wave of Nuremberg attacks to keep their quest for a fourth German Cup title alive.

Stuttgart join Freiburg, who dumped out Bayern Munich, and Eintracht Frankfurt in the semis.

RB Leipzig host Borussia Dortmund in the last quarter-final later on Wednesday.