The most exciting end to a soccer game I've ever seen.

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Last night, I was (easily) convinced to skip yoga and meet my German to watch his team in play in the quarter finals of the Champion's League. Borussia Dortmund played Málaga last week in a 0-0 draw. It meant that Dortmund needed to win this game by one goal to advance to the semis. Apparently away goals count more than home goals and Dortmund was the home team. Despite knowing everything there is to know about soccer, I am still a novice when it comes to German and European league play.

Málaga went up 1-0 fairly quickly despite Dortmund controlling most of the game and ball possession. Dortmund tied it up just going into half time.

With 8 minutes left in the game, after Málaga regained the lead, the room went silent. Two minutes later, everyone turned to look when a woman yelled "Scheiße!" after returning from the restroom to see the new score. I'm not sure why she went to the bathroom with 8 minutes left!

I asked my German if he thought they could still score two goals. He said yes. I was skeptical. The ref signaled for 4 minutes of stoppage time.

Less than a minute in, Reus scored! It was 2-2. I started to think, oh man--too little, too late. But another minute later, they scored again. I have never seen anything like it. I heard glasses of beer topple to the floor and lots of, "Ist das geil?!" (How cool is that?!)

And just like that, Dortmund advances to the semis for the first time in 15 years. Here's a video with the highlights.

Moral of the story: Don't stop playing until the whistle blows...and sometimes it's ok to skip working out for a major sporting event.

P.S. That's Marco Reus up there. He plays for Dortmund and the German national team. He has nice hair.