Kill, 16 Gangseo Baek Seung-ho’s Darumstadt
The second division Bundesliga Holstein Kiel, played full-time by Lee Jae-seong (29), instigated a’ground revolt’ to defeat the’defending champion’ Bayern Munich after a penalty shootout, and reached the final 16 of the German Football Association (DFB) focal.
Holstein Kiel won the penalty shootout 6-5 after drew 2-2 until overtime in the home game of the 2020-2021 DFB Fokal 2nd round (32-finals) against Munich held at Kiel’s Holstein-Stadion on the 14th (Korean time) did.
Munich is the’strongest team’ last season, winning three crowns by conquering the Bundesliga (Part 1), Focal and the European Football Federation (UEFA) Champions League.
In the Bundesliga, he recorded eight consecutive losses from the 2012-2013 season, and is also leading the league this season.
In Focal, he also won two consecutive losses in the 2018-2019 season and last season.
In addition, it is a’Star Corps’ with the world’s best goalkeeper Robert Lewandowski, who received the FIFA’Player of the Year’ award last year.
Kiel put the brakes on the run of Munich, the’strongest winner’ of the tournament’s most winning team (20 times) and the semi-finals or finals in the last 11 seasons.
It is the first time that Munich was eliminated from Fokal after being caught by a lower league team after losing 1-2 in the quarterfinals with Alemania Aachen in the second division Bundesliga during the 2003-2004 season.
Lee Jae-sung, who started as a one-top striker, played full-time until the end of the game and led the team’s attack.
He also succeeded in penalties as the team’s fourth kicker.
Munich broke the balance early and got ahead.
In the 14th minute of the first half, when Thomas Müller’s heading hit the door, Kiel’s goalkeeper Ioannis Gelios knocked out the ball, and Sergio Nabri did not miss it and shot again from the right side of the goal area to score the opening goal.
On the screen, when Müller headed, Nabri’s position seemed to be offside, but video reading (VAR) was not applied to the Pokal Round of 32, so the decision could not be reversed.
Sadly, Kiel, who gave the opening goal, started counterattacking.
In the 37th minute of the first half, Yannick Dem’s long cross from behind was captured by Pin Bartels, flooded into the penalty area, and finished with a right-footed shot to balance.
One minute later, Lee Jae-seong shook the net once, but the goal was not recognized as it was declared offside.
In the second half, starting with a 1-1 match, Munich regained the lead in two minutes.
Leroy You shook the net with a sharp left-footed free kick near the right side of the penalty box.
In the second half of the 29th minute, Lewandowski and Douglas Costa added weight to Munich’s offense.
Kiel, who had not made use of his chances to score after 45 minutes, seemed to be losing, but a dramatic tie goal broke out just before the end of the game.
In the 50th minute of the second half, Johannes van Den Berg’s cross was finished with a header by Hauke Bal, leading the game to an extension.
Both teams, who continued the game in an exhausted state amid snow and wind, couldn’t play in extra time.
In the second half of overtime, Munich, with Marc Rocca and Alfonso Davies at the fore, struck hard, but Kiel faced a desperate defense, leading to a penalty shootout.
In Munich, Lewandowski, Josiah Kimmich, Müller, David Alaba, and Costa all shot well, and only Kildo Val, Ahmet Aslan, Yanni Gera, Lee Jae-sung and Niklas Haupt managed to win the penalty shootout.
With 5-5 confrontation, the game was finally over.
Gelios saved Munich’s 6th kicker Roca’s shot, and Kiel’s 6th kicker Bartels shook the net, winning the game.
Killing in the round of 16 faces a face-to-face battle with Baek Seung-ho’s team Darmstadt.
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