Bayern leave it late to win Double
Bayern Munich completed a Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal double to clinch
their fourth trophy of the season with an extra-time victory over
Borussia Dortmund.
After the first 0-0 draw in a DFB-Pokal final
since 1992, Germany's top two teams were ultimately separated by goals
from Arjen Robben and, right at the death, Thomas Muller in Berlin's
Olympiastadion.
Having already clinched the UEFA Super Cup, FIFA
Club World Cup and Bundesliga, it was a fourth trophy for Bayern coach
Pep Guardiola to crown his first season in charge of the Bavarians.
Roman Weidenfeller knew he was in a cup final in the fifth minute
when he blocked Thomas Muller's shot with his face as Bayern quickly got
into their habitual possession game.
Dortmund were pegged back in
their own half, but Bayern were not able to create enough danger and
were almost caught out when a rare misplaced pass, from Dante, nearly
put Dortmund in, but Robert Lewandowski's pass towards the unmarked
Marco Reus was intercepted by Javi Martinez.
Bayern suffered a
setback midway through the first half when Philipp Lahm picked up an
injury.
After several minutes of treatment and an attempted return to
the field, the Bayern and Germany man had to hoist the white flag with
Franck Ribery replacing him.
Guardiola's men had a good chance
early in the second half with Muller meeting Ribery's cross, but
Weidenfeller made a good reflex save with his foot to deny him.
Ten minutes later, Dortmund thought they had taken the lead, and they probably should have.
Lewandowski
flicked a header on towards Mats Hummels, whose header appeared to have
crossed the line, but Dante's clearance was deemed by referee Florian
Meyer to have been on the line and the goal was not given.
It was a
blow Dortmund failed to recover from as Bayern regained the upper hand
with Robben and Ribery both going close before the game entered
extra-time.
The first half of extra-time suggested penalties would
be needed to decide this game, but then a mistake let Bayern in to take
the lead.
Weidenfeller's bid to launch a quick counter-attack
backfired as his thrown ball out to his left was picked up by Jerome
Boateng, whose cross was met by the hungriest player inside the penalty
area - Robben - whose shot may not have been irresistible, but it was
still enough to beat Weidenfeller's clumsy attempt to save on the line.
The game suddenly opened up with Dortmund forced to attack.
Robben,
the man whose goal beat Dortmund a year ago in the final of the
Champions League, wasted the chance to seal victory in a one-on-one with
Weidenfeller.
Marco Reus' deflected effort in stoppage time was
the closest Dortmund came to forcing a penalty shoot-out before Muller
raced through, took the ball past Weidenfeller and sealed Bayern's
double.
source: http://www.espnfc.com/uk/en/report/388209/report.html?soccernet=true&new1
Tiada ulasan:
Catat Ulasan