Dortmund 1-2 Bayern Munich: Bayern Win the German Super Cup Despite Late Dortmund Fightback
Goals from Nicolas Brown and Michael Olise inside the first half were enough for Bayern Munich to hold off a spirited Dortmund fightback and win the German Super Cup 2-1, despite Ryad Bensebaïni's late red card.
Borussia Dortmund
FC Bayern München- 90'Substitution: ↑ T. Bischof / ↓ L. Diaz (FC Bayern München)
- 90'Red card: R. Bensebaini (Borussia Dortmund)
- 90'Final score: Borussia Dortmund 1 - 2 FC Bayern München
- 81'Substitution: ↑ I. Saibari / ↓ N. Brown (FC Bayern München)
- 75'⚽ Goal for Borussia Dortmund (F. Silva)
- 73'Substitution: ↑ M. Sabitzer / ↓ J. Ryerson (Borussia Dortmund)
- 68'Substitution: ↑ A. Davies / ↓ J. Stanisic (FC Bayern München)
- 63'Substitution: ↑ F. Silva / ↓ S. Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund)
- 63'Substitution: ↑ J. Veerman / ↓ F. Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund)
- 62'Substitution: ↑ M. Beier / ↓ K. Karetsas (Borussia Dortmund)
- 46'Substitution: ↑ G. Konstantelias / ↓ S. Inacio (Borussia Dortmund)
- 45'⚽ Goal for FC Bayern München (M. Olise)
- 45'Yellow card: L. Diaz (FC Bayern München)
- 45'Half-time
- 42'VAR review
- 28'⚽ Goal for FC Bayern München (N. Brown)
- 0'Kick-off
Bayern Munich won the German Super Cup by beating Borussia Dortmund 2-1 away from home, in a match that featured a VAR review and a late sending-off.
Match summary
Nicolas Brown opened the scoring for Bayern in the 28th minute, before Michael Olise doubled the lead just before half-time (45'), following a VAR check involving Ryad Bensebaïni in the 42nd minute.
Dortmund tried to fight their way back into the game in the second half, and substitute Francisco Silva, who had come on in the 63rd minute, pulled one back with a fine finish in the 75th minute. But Dortmund's push for an equalizer came to nothing, and their night got worse still with Ryad Bensebaïni sent off with a straight red card deep into stoppage time (90'), as Bayern held on to win 2-1 and lift the trophy.
Key takeaways
- Nicolas Brown and Michael Olise both scored for Bayern in the first half.
- Ryad Bensebaïni was sent off late in the match.
- Bayern Munich win the trophy at the expense of hosts Borussia Dortmund.
