Needing a win against Bayern München, Hannover 96 suffered one of its worst losses of the year, losing 5-1. Bayern completely dissecting 96's weaknesses with four of the five goals coming from a combination of set pieces and / or aerial assaults.The match could not have started better for Dieter Hecking's men as fifteen minutes in Jiří Štajner made his way through Bayern defenders before hammering the ball into the net from the edge of the area. The goal however woke the hosts as they erupted with three goals before the break exposing 96's aerial weaknesses. After the opening goal Bayern leveled as Bastian Schweinsteiger's free kick was headed in by Daniel van Buyten and only five minutes later Schweinsteiger was provider again, this time with Miroslav Klose nodding the ball in. The endless wave of attacks continued as Hamit Altintop made it 3-1 nine minutes before the break. With little attacking resistance, target practice for Bayern continued with seventeen minutes left as Köln hero Lukas Podolski headed-in Zé Roberto's cross from five meters. With a minute left another aerial attack resulted in a goal with Martín Demichelis out-jumping Steve Cherundolo to nod in Zé Roberto's cross to the back of the net as the catastrophic match ended 5-1.
Photo Source: Hannoverscher Sport-Verein von 1896 e.V.
