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2015 DFL-Supercup

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2015 DFL-Supercup
Match programme cover
EventDFL-Supercup
VfL Wolfsburg won 5–4 on penalties
Date1 August 2015
VenueVolkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg
Man of the MatchNicklas Bendtner (VfL Wolfsburg)[1]
RefereeMarco Fritz (Korb)
Attendance30,000
2014
2016

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

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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)
VfL Wolfsburg 2014–15 DFB-Pokal winners None
Bayern Munich 2014–15 Bundesliga champions 8 (1987, 1989, 1990, 1994, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014)

Match

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Summary

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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

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VfL Wolfsburg1–1Bayern Munich
Bendtner 89' Report Robben 49'
Penalties
5–4
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Marco Fritz (Korb)
VfL Wolfsburg
Bayern Munich
GK 28 Belgium Koen Casteels
RB 8 Portugal Vieirinha
CB 25 Brazil Naldo (c) Yellow card 71'
CB 5 Switzerland Timm Klose
LB 34 Switzerland Ricardo Rodriguez
CM 23 France Josuha Guilavogui Yellow card 35'
CM 27 Germany Maximilian Arnold
RW 7 Italy Daniel Caligiuri downward-facing red arrow 63'
AM 14 Belgium Kevin De Bruyne
LW 9 Croatia Ivan Perišić Yellow card 77' downward-facing red arrow 70'
CF 12 Netherlands Bas Dost downward-facing red arrow 70'
Substitutions:
GK 20 Germany Max Grün
DF 4 Germany Marcel Schäfer
DF 15 Germany Christian Träsch
DF 31 Germany Robin Knoche
MF 17 Germany André Schürrle upward-facing green arrow 63'
FW 3 Denmark Nicklas Bendtner upward-facing green arrow 70'
FW 11 Germany Max Kruse upward-facing green arrow 70'
Manager:
Germany Dieter Hecking
GK 1 Germany Manuel Neuer
RB 21 Germany Philipp Lahm (c)
CB 17 Germany Jérôme Boateng
CB 5 Morocco Medhi Benatia
LB 27 Austria David Alaba
CM 6 Spain Thiago downward-facing red arrow 74'
CM 14 Spain Xabi Alonso
AM 25 Germany Thomas Müller downward-facing red arrow 84'
RW 10 Netherlands Arjen Robben
CF 9 Poland Robert Lewandowski downward-facing red arrow 72'
LW 11 Brazil Douglas Costa Yellow card 21'
Substitutions:
GK 26 Germany Sven Ulreich
DF 13 Brazil Rafinha upward-facing green arrow 72'
DF 18 Spain Juan Bernat
MF 19 Germany Mario Götze upward-facing green arrow 84'
MF 20 Germany Sebastian Rode
MF 23 Chile Arturo Vidal Yellow card 82' upward-facing green arrow 74'
MF 32 Germany Joshua Kimmich
Manager:
Spain Pep Guardiola

Man of the Match:
Nicklas Bendtner (VfL Wolfsburg)[1]

Assistant referees:
Dominik Schaal (Tübingen)
Marcel Pelgrim (Hamminkeln-Loikum)
Fourth official:
Jochen Drees (Münster-Sarmsheim)

References

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  1. ^ a b "Wolfsburg down Bayern on penalties to lift 2015 Supercup". Bundesliga. Deutsche Fußball Liga. 1 August 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Borussia Dortmund beat Bayern Munich to win German Supercup again". theguardian.com. 13 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Rahmenterminkalender 15/16: Bundesligastart 14. - 16.08". bundesliga.de. 28 November 2014. Archived from the original on 16 May 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  4. ^ "Wolfsburg's Nicklas Bendtner key to Bayern Munich German Supercup loss". Guardian. 1 August 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.