2015 DFL-Supercup

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.

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

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

In the following table, matches until 1996 were in the DFB-Supercup era, since 2010 were in the DFL-Supercup era.

TeamQualificationPrevious appearances (bold indicates winners)
VfL Wolfsburg2014–15 DFB-Pokal winnersNone
Bayern Munich2014–15 Bundesliga champions8 (1987, 1989, 1990, 1994, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014)

Match

Summary

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

VfL Wolfsburg1–1Bayern Munich
Bendtner 89'ReportRobben 49'
Penalties
5–4
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Marco Fritz (Korb)
VfL Wolfsburg
Bayern Munich
GK28 Koen Casteels
RB8 Vieirinha
CB25 Naldo (c)  71'
CB5 Timm Klose
LB34 Ricardo Rodriguez
CM23 Josuha Guilavogui  35'
CM27 Maximilian Arnold
RW7 Daniel Caligiuri  63'
AM14 Kevin De Bruyne
LW9 Ivan Perišić  77'  70'
CF12 Bas Dost  70'
Substitutions:
GK20 Max Grün
DF4 Marcel Schäfer
DF15 Christian Träsch
DF31 Robin Knoche
MF17 André Schürrle  63'
FW3 Nicklas Bendtner  70'
FW11 Max Kruse  70'
Manager:
Dieter Hecking
GK1 Manuel Neuer
RB21 Philipp Lahm (c)
CB17 Jérôme Boateng
CB5 Medhi Benatia
LB27 David Alaba
CM6 Thiago  74'
CM14 Xabi Alonso
AM25 Thomas Müller  84'
RW10 Arjen Robben
CF9 Robert Lewandowski  72'
LW11 Douglas Costa  21'
Substitutions:
GK26 Sven Ulreich
DF13 Rafinha  72'
DF18 Juan Bernat
MF19 Mario Götze  84'
MF20 Sebastian Rode
MF23 Arturo Vidal  82'  74'
MF32 Joshua Kimmich
Manager:
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