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| Event | DFL-Supercup | ||||||
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| VfL Wolfsburg won 5–4 onpenalties | |||||||
| Date | 1 August 2015 | ||||||
| Venue | Volkswagen Arena,Wolfsburg | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Nicklas Bendtner(VfL Wolfsburg)[1] | ||||||
| Referee | Marco Fritz (Korb) | ||||||
| Attendance | 30,000 | ||||||
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The2015 DFL-Supercup was the sixth edition of the German Super Cup under the nameDFL-Supercup, an annual football match contested by the winners of the previous season'sBundesliga andDFB-Pokal competitions. It featuredBayern Munich, the winners of the2014–15 Bundesliga, andVfL Wolfsburg, the winners of the2014–15 DFB-Pokal.
Bayern lost 2–0 inthe previous edition, toBorussia Dortmund.[2]
The match was played on 1 August 2015.[3] Wolfsburg defeated Bayern Munich 5–4 onpenalties after the match had ended 1–1.
In the following table, matches until 1996 in the DFB-Supercup era, matches since 2010 in the DFL-Supercup era.
| Team | Qualification | Previous appearances (bold indicates winners) |
|---|---|---|
| VfL Wolfsburg | 2014–15 DFB-Pokal winners | None[a] |
| Bayern Munich | 2014–15 Bundesliga champions | 8 (1987,1989,1990,1994,2010,2012,2013,2014)[b] |
Arjen Robben had put Bayern Munich ahead in the 49th minute from close range after goalkeeperKoen Casteels had fumbled a cross from the left fromDouglas Costa.Nicklas Bendtner leveled the game in the 89th minute scoring at the near post after a cross fromKevin 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]
| VfL Wolfsburg | 1–1 | Bayern Munich |
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Bendtner 89' | Report | Robben 49' |
| Penalties | ||
| 5–4 | ||
          VfL Wolfsburg |      Bayern Munich |
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