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| Event | DFL-Supercup | ||||||
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| Bayern Munich won 5–4 onpenalties | |||||||
| Date | 5 August 2017 (2017-08-05) | ||||||
| Venue | Signal Iduna Park,Dortmund | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Joshua Kimmich(Bayern Munich)[1] | ||||||
| Referee | Felix Zwayer (Berlin)[2] | ||||||
| Attendance | 81,360[3] | ||||||
| Weather | Partly cloudy 16 °C (61 °F) 82%humidity[4] | ||||||
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The2017 DFL-Supercup was the eighth edition of the Germansuper cup under the nameDFL-Supercup, an annual football match contested by the winners of the previous season'sBundesliga andDFB-Pokal competitions. The match was played on 5 August 2017.[5]
The DFL-Supercup featuredBorussia Dortmund, the winners of the2016–17 DFB-Pokal, andBayern Munich, the winners of the2016–17 Bundesliga and holders of the competition.[6]
Bayern Munich won the DFL-Supercup 5–4 onpenalties following a 2–2 draw after 90 minutes for their sixth title.[1]
In the following table, matches until 1996 were in the DFB-Supercup era, since 2010 were in the DFL-Supercup era.
| Team | Qualification | Previous appearances (bold indicates winners) |
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| Borussia Dortmund | 2016–17 DFB-Pokal winners | 8 (1989,1995,1996,2011,2012,2013,2014,2016)[a] |
| Bayern MunichTH | 2016–17 Bundesliga champions | 10 (1987,1989,1990,1994,2010,2012,2013,2014,2015,2016)[b] |
Bayern Munich were the reigning champions, having beaten Borussia Dortmund 2–0 in the2016 edition.[7]
Both teams have won the competition five times, a joint record. The match was Dortmund's second consecutive and ninth overall appearance, with a record of five wins and three losses prior. The match was Bayern's record sixth consecutive and record eleventh overall appearance, with a record of five wins and five losses prior. This was the record sixth super cup between Dortmund and Bayern, having previously met in1989,2012,2013,2014, and2016. Of these, Dortmund have won three (in 1989, 2013, and 2014), while Bayern have won twice (in 2012 and 2016).[8]
This was the first competitive match forPeter Bosz as head coach of Borussia Dortmund, moving fromAjax in the summer to replaceThomas Tuchel.[9]
Christian Pulisic opened the scoring for Borussia Dortmund in the 12th minute when he ran in on goal and shot low with his right foot past the advancingSven Ulreich.Robert Lewandowski made it 1–1 in the 18th minute when he finished with his right foot from close range after a low cross from the right byJoshua Kimmich.Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang made it 2–1 in the 71st minute when he clipped the ball over the advancing Sven Ulreich from the right of the penalty area with his right foot.[10]
With two minutes to go the ball deflected into the net offRoman Bürki from close range after an initial shot from Joshua Kimmich hitMarc Bartra and came back to hit Bürki before going into the net. In the penalty shoot-out, Joshua Kimmich missed for Bayern Munich and Sebastian Rode missed for Borussia Dortmund. Marc Bartra the took the sixth penalty for Borussia Dortmund where his shot was saved to his right by Sven Ulreich which allowed Bayern Munich to win 5–4 on penalties for their sixth Supercup.[11]
| Borussia Dortmund | 2–2 | Bayern Munich |
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Man of the Match: Assistant referees:[2] | Match rules[12]
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| Statistic[13] | Borussia Dortmund | Bayern Munich |
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| Goals scored | 2 | 2 |
| Total shots | 9 | 16 |
| Shots on target | 4 | 5 |
| Saves | 4 | 2 |
| Ball possession | 48% | 52% |
| Corner kicks | 3 | 4 |
| Fouls committed | 16 | 14 |
| Offsides | 3 | 8 |
| Yellow cards | 4 | 2 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
