BAYERN MUNICH picked up a whopping 15-0 win during a pre-season friendly, but it was their opponents who went viral.
took on German eighth-tier outfit Rottach-Egern in Bavaria in a friendly that has become the Bundesliga giants’ traditional curtain raiser every year.
Bayern took on German eighth-tier outfit Rottach-Egern in Bavaria in a pre-season friendly Credit: YouTube @fcbayern
Rottach brought on the club’s cashier as a second-half substitute against Bayern Credit: YouTube @fcbayern
‘s stars saw the annual game as a formality, but it ended up making more headlines than most of their league games from last season.
That is because Rottach brought on the club’s cashier as a second-half substitute on 79 minutes.
The surprise player, who is reportedly a policeman as well and has been at the club since 2002, took to the pitch against stars like , Jonathan Tah, Joao Palhinha and Kim Min-jae despite his advanced age.
The substitute ran onto the pitch with his team’s colours, while also sporting a retro moustache.
Fans were left absolutely baffled as they stormed social media after this surprising development.
One football enthusiast tweeted: “Bayern players must have been confused as hell.”
Another commented: “This guy’s about to have the greatest highlight reel of his career even if he doesn’t touch the ball.”
A third wrote: “This should be the most random thing I’ve ever seen.”
This one added: ‘Proper grassroots football, One minute you’re keeping the books, the next you’re coming off the bench.”
That one said: “Honest, I think that’s brilliant! The man’s been with the club for 26 years and can now say he’s played against Bayern.”
And a comment read: “Brooo!”
Bayern dominated thanks to a brace by , Arijon Ibrahimovic, Felipe Chavez, Maycon Cardozo, Armindo Sieb and Bastian Assomo.
, Kimmich and Skender Nuraj also got on the scoresheet.
captain was absent as he’s still on holiday after in this summer’s World Cup.
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