Bayern Munich scored early and often in a 6-1 rout of Bundesliga newcomers Holstein Kiel. On a positive note, Armin Gigovic’s header in the 82nd minute delivered the Holstein Kiel fans the club’s first ever Bundesliga goal at Holstein-Stadion.
At the 15-minute mark of the first half, Bayern was already leading 3-0. Regardless of the opponent, that’s a nearly impossible margin to overcome.
In the postgame interview (via FCBayern.com), Holstein Kiel’s managing director sport Carsten Wehlmann said, “we made too many schoolboy errors in the first 10 minutes. But the boys kept on going, so hats off to them for that. And we were rewarded for it with our first ever goal at home in the Bundesliga.”
Team captain Lewis Holtby added, “you don’t enjoy losing 6-1. There was a gulf in class, we weren’t close to our level. Bayern are a top team, and they played superb positionally. There was always this feeling that they had an extra player. So, credit to Bayern. But being 3-0 down so quickly should not be happening. It was a game from which we can learn a lot. We’ll stick together as a unit, as there are many more opponents to come.”
Despite losing the first three matches on the season, Holstein Kiel seems intent on improving their fortunes in the Bundesliga. Next weekend, Holstein Kiel will have a decent shot at winning against another winless relegation zone club, VfL Bochum.
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