2015 DFL-Supercup
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| Event | DFL-Supercup | ||||||
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| VfL Wolfsburg won 5–4 on penalties | |||||||
| Date | 1 August 2015 | ||||||
| Venue | Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Nicklas Bendtner (VfL Wolfsburg)[1] | ||||||
| Referee | Marco Fritz (Korb) | ||||||
| Attendance | 30,000 | ||||||
The 2015 DFL-Supercup was the sixth edition of the German Super Cup under the name DFL-Supercup, an annual football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal competitions. It featured Bayern Munich, the winners of the 2014–15 Bundesliga, and VfL Wolfsburg, the winners of the 2014–15 DFB-Pokal.
Bayern lost 2–0 in the previous edition, to Borussia Dortmund.[2]
The match was played on 1 August 2015.[3] Wolfsburg defeated Bayern Munich 5–4 on penalties after the match had ended 1–1.
Teams[edit]
In the following table, matches until 1996 were in the DFB-Supercup era, since 2010 were in the DFL-Supercup era.
| Team | Qualification | Previous appearances (bold indicates winners) |
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| VfL Wolfsburg | 2014–15 DFB-Pokal winners | None |
| Bayern Munich | 2014–15 Bundesliga champions | 8 (1987, 1989, 1990, 1994, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014) |
Match[edit]
Summary[edit]
Arjen Robben had put Bayern Munich ahead in the 49th minute from close range after goalkeeper Koen Casteels had fumbled a cross from the left from Douglas Costa. Nicklas Bendtner leveled the game in the 89th minute scoring at the near post after a cross from Kevin De Bruyne from the right. Bendtner went on to score the decisive penalty in the penalty shoot-out shooting high into the top left corner as Wolfsburg won 5–4.[4]
Details[edit]
| VfL Wolfsburg | 1–1 | Bayern Munich |
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Bendtner  89' |
Report | Robben 49' |
| Penalties | ||
| 5–4 | ||
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Man of the Match:
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References[edit]
- ^ a b "Wolfsburg down Bayern on penalties to lift 2015 Supercup". Bundesliga. Deutsche Fußball Liga. 1 August 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- ^ "Borussia Dortmund beat Bayern Munich to win German Supercup again". theguardian.com. 13 August 2014.
- ^ "Rahmenterminkalender 15/16: Bundesligastart 14. - 16.08". bundesliga.de. 28 November 2014. Archived from the original on 16 May 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
- ^ "Wolfsburg's Nicklas Bendtner key to Bayern Munich German Supercup loss". Guardian. 1 August 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.