The ball is exposed and two of the greatest German striker legends of all time have it firmly in view: Gerd Müller in the light shirt of FC Bayern and Jupp Heynckes – later triple coach of FCB – in the dark of Borussia Mönchengladbach. Unfortunately, the photo does not explain who was able to win the ball for himself. It was created in Gladbach on October 2, 1965, when FCB and Borussia first faced each other in the Bundesliga.
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The captains Heinz Lowin (left, Gladbach) and Werner Olk (right, Bavaria) as well as referee Ewald Regely look for the coin during the choice of place. Numerous spectators crowd in the background.
It was the start of a classic in the German House of Lords, which is still causing great tension and great duels to this day. On Friday these two teams will face each other for the 105th time and as in the photo, the Munich team will be playing away from home. If it is up to the fans, managers and players of the German record champions, the outcome of that time can be repeated: The Bomber & Co. won 2-1.
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Goalkeeper Sepp Maier and Libero Franz Beckenbauer cleared almost everything that day. They only had to admit defeat once.
In the duel of the newcomers, Bayern traveled as the front runner on the 7th match day in 1965 to the Bökelberg, which overflowed in front of spectators, but the table 13. got off to a better start. Günter Netzer (33rd minute) gave the home side the lead, but Bayern could rely on their extremely dangerous storm duo. Rainer Ohlhauser (43.) managed to equalize shortly before the break, and Müller scored in the 78th minute to win. Thus, the duel between the two top storms Heynckes and Müller went to Munich.
In the “Look here” section, fcbayern.com presents finds from the photo archive.
FCB legend Rainer Ohlhauser, the goalscorer from back then, is celebrating his 80th birthday today:
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