45.
9:33 p.m
Tooor for Bayern Munich, 1:3 by Diogo Leite (own goal)
The next own goal for the Iron Men! In the fourth minute of added time, Diogo Leite deflected a cross from Olise over Rønnow into his own goal. How bitter for the Baumgart team!
45.
9:32 p.m
Union sniffs the equalizer! Diogo Leite jumps into a free kick cross from the left and heads the ball past the right. The ball has too much right-hand spin.
45.
9:31 p.m
Additional time: 3 minutes are added.
45.
9:31 p.m
…run! Rothe is able to create a little space on the left side and pushes the ball clear over the box from an acute angle and around 18 meters.
44.
9:30 p.m
The Iron Ones want to somehow fight their way through on the left side, but Jeong gets stuck with Upamecano. After that, FC Union continues and…
42.
9:28 p.m
Now Union is back! The home team believes in themselves again and runs towards the Bayern goal to the cheers of the fans. Will FCB stay cool or will it be 2-2?
40.
9:24 p.m
Tooor for 1. FC Union Berlin, 1:2 by Leopold Querfeld
Only 1:2 left! Querfeld steps in from eleven meters and sinks the ball into the left corner. Neuer dives to the right with no chance.
37.
9:23 p.m
VAR: There are penalties.
Correct decision: Tah wants to pull his arm away, but can’t quite manage it. The ball clearly hits the left upper arm.
37.
9:23 p.m
Crazy: VAR and offside goal in one minute! As the VAR examines Tah’s situation, Kane heads an offside goal after an assist from Olise. But this situation is clear. Now it’s about the arm of Tah!
37.
9:22 p.m
The VAR checks a possible penalty.
36.
9:21 p.m
Was that something? After a throw-in by Haberer, it looks as if Tah briefly touches the ball with his arm as he passes it through to Neuer. The referee lets things go for now. Is Cologne still in touch?
34.
9:20 p.m
Laimer also shows his skills one-on-one and eats two Union players one after the other on the right corner of the box. Also tunnel included. When the third opponent arrives, the Austrian also calls it a day.
32.
9:18 p.m
Misunderstanding: Karl first dupes Querfeld with a tunnel and then quickly wants to lay it out to the right for Kane. The youngster’s pass comes too early and is out of reach for Kane.
31.
9:16 p.m
The home team recovers with a little more possession of the ball and collects time in Munich’s half. The guests slow down for the moment.
28.
9:13 p.m
So far everything is going according to plan for FC Bayern. Will the record cup winner move into the quarter-finals for the first time since 2023?
25.
9:11 p.m
Good chance for Union! Just a minute later, Union almost made it 1-2: András Schäfer picked up a loose ball in front of the penalty area and sent it over the right crossbar with a little too much effort.
24.
9:08 p.m
Too bad for Bayern Munich, 0-2 by Harry Kane
Second Kimmich corner from the left, 2-0 for Bayern! Kimmich sends the corner dangerously into the five again and this time centrally in front of the goal. Kane rises up and, after a little push in the air, heads the ball against the crossbar and into the far corner. Union protests briefly, but the hit counts!
22.
9:08 p.m
Violent shot! Kemlein runs decisively into a rebounded ball and shoots the ball against the net with a long-range shot from 20 meters. Around three meters are missing from the dream goal.
20.
9:06 p.m
Karl and Luis Díaz look for a one-two at the left corner of the penalty area and want to get through against five Union players. The Iron team use their many feet to clear the ball together and steal the ball from Luis Díaz.
19.
9:04 p.m
Bayern are becoming more dominant and are no longer letting Union out of their own defensive zone. So far, Munich’s attacking game has been very right-wing. Olise receives a lot of balls.
17.
9:02 p.m
The FCB gathers its offensive in front of the Union penalty area and wants to outplay the compact Berliners with quick passes. Karl breaks away from half-right and also shoots the ball too centrally towards the goal.
14.
9:00 p.m
Union wants to answer! After a cross from the left, Doekhi is allowed to head free-standing, but cannot outwit Neuer with a headed ball into the middle.
12.
9:00 p.m
Shortly after the guests’ goal, the fans finally spoke up. So from now on we have a normal football game again – luckily!
12.
20:56
Tooor for Bayern Munich, 0-1 by Ilyas Ansah (own goal)
An own goal gives Bayern an early lead! Kimmich takes Bayern’s first corner from the left and pulls the ball over Rønnow to the second post. Ansah is too surprised there and pushes the ball into his own net with his thigh.
10.
8:55 p.m
Union’s first shot on goal! Kimmich doesn’t pay attention to his own box for a moment and is taken by surprise by Haberer. Ansah then runs off and pushes the ball onto the goal from a tight angle on the left. Neuer parries safely with both hands.
9.
20:53
Haberer takes the standard and cannot create a goal threat from the left. Kane heads the cross at the back of the first post.
8.
20:53
Union doesn’t want to hide! The Baumgart team attacked Bayern early and even secured the first corner thanks to a blocked shot from Rothe.
6.
20:52
On the other hand, Díaz is allowed to move freely from the left and run towards the penalty area. However, the Bayern newcomer waits a little too long to finish and then fails to get a through ball to Olise.
5.
8:50 p.m
Rothe fights for the ball on the left sideline and is initially alone on the wing. Upamecano still fights back and cleverly pushes his body in front of the ball and opponent.
4.
8:49 p.m
Already in the opening minutes, FCB was clearly trying to take control of the game with lots of possession and dominance.
2.
8:47 p.m
The fans at the Alte Försterei were also silent for the first twelve minutes. The louder you hear the ball, the players and the instructions of their coaches.
1.
8:47 p.m
The first shot from FCB after just 30 seconds! After quickly receiving the ball, Olise moves inwards from the right and tries a low shot from the run. No problem for Union goalkeeper Rønnow.
1.
8:45 p.m
We’re going in! Referee Martin Petersen blows his whistle and FC Bayern kicks off. Union plays in red, Bayern in black.
1.
8:44 p.m
Game start
20:41
There is once again a very special atmosphere in the stadium at the Alte Försterei. Shortly before kick-off, the cult anthem “Eisern Union” should of course not be missed. The fans stand up and pull out their scarves to the sounds of Nina Hagen.
8:32 p.m
The Munich team is also playing against their cup curse today. The last title win was five years ago: in 2020, Bayern won the cup in Berlin during Corona times and with Robert Lewandowski. Since then it has ended three times in the second round and once each in the round of 16 and quarter-finals. “I can’t talk us into the final, it takes work,” says Vincent Kompany about the Munich people’s Berlin longings.
8:15 p.m
For FC Bayern, meeting again at the Alte Försterei is not an easy task. The Munich team are still victorious, but they seem to be slowly running on their gums shortly before the end of the year. An indication of this: In the last four competitive games, FCB ran after an early deficit and was at least able to turn the league games against Freiburg and St. Pauli into victories.
8:01 p.m
A month ago, 1. FC Union had a sniff of a surprise against FC Bayern and took their first points of the season from the record champions with a 2-2 draw. Today the Unioners want to annoy the big FCB again and knock the Munich team out of the cup: “We now have a highlight and want to use that as a highlight,” said coach Steffen Baumgart.
7:55 p.m
Union coach Steffen Baumgart also made three changes compared to the late 1-2 defeat against Heidenheim: Tom Rothe, András Schäfer and Janik Haberer replaced Christopher Trimmel, Derrick Köhn and Oliver Burke.
7:49 p.m
Let’s look directly at the staff. After the 3-1 win in the league against St. Pauli, Bayern coach Vincent made three changes: Dayot Upamecano, Josip Stanišić and Michal Olise, first Min-jae Kim, To, Bischof and Raphaël Guerreiro.
7:40 p.m
Hello and welcome to the DFB Cup! At 8:45 p.m. FC Bayern face 1. FC Union Berlin. Will FCB make it to the quarter-finals?