Bayern Munich Dominates Friendly Match Against Rotach-Eyern
The Mistake of Underestimation
Competing Ninth Division team Rotach-Eyern made the mistake of thinking that rivals Bayern Munich would take advantage of Tuesday’s friendly match in preparation for the new season, only to get rid of the state of relaxation after a long break. when the German champions tore the amateur side 27–0. The match was played as part of Bayern Munich’s Tegernsee training camp in preparation for an overseas tour of Asia.
Smiles Fade Away
Before the match, smiles appeared on the faces of the Rotach-Egern players as they took a group photo of the two teams before the match. But that smile quickly faded when Jamal Musiala, who won the Bavarian giants’ title in the last match of last season when he scored in the 89th minute, gave him a 2-1 victory over Cologne to snatch the title from Borussia Dortmund. Dortmund scored in the third minute.
Bayern ended the first half with an 18-0 lead before coach Thomas Tuchel replaced the entire squad in the second half, but the match also went in the same direction. Musiala, Marcel Sabitzer, and Matthijs Till scored five goals each, while Serge Gnabry scored a hat-trick, while 13 different players scored.
Hard Work Pays Off
Tuchel said after the match: “We have come a long way in preparation, more than in previous periods. We are reaping the rewards of hard work. Everyone is ready.” The Rotach-Eiren confrontation before any new season has become an established tradition for Bayern, who won 23-0 in 2019. And in 2018 Rotach-Eyren scored two goals in a match before losing 20-2.