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Second division Kaiserslautern ended the fairytale run of third tier Saarbrücken in the German Cup with a 2-0 semi-final victory on Tuesday to reach the final for the first time in 21 years. Almamy Touré set up Marlon Ritter to head the opening goal in the 53rd minute, and then clinched matters himself with a 75th-minute header for visiting twice Cup winners Kaiserslautern. The defeat ended Saarbrücken’s remarkable campaign during which they had upset a Bundesliga trio of record Cup winners Bayern Munich, Eintracht Frankfurt and Borussia Mönchengladbach. In the May 25 final in Berlin, Kaisersl…

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