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, the winners of the

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, and VfL Wolfsburg, the winners of the

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. Bayern lost 2–0 in the previous edition, to Borussia Dortmund. The match was played on 1 August 2015. Wolfsburg defeated Bayern Munich 5–4 on

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after the match had ended 1–1.

Teams

''In the following table, matches until 1996 were in the DFB-Supercup era, since 2010 were in the DFL-Supercup era.''

Match

Summary

Arjen Robben had put Bayern Munich ahead in the 49th minute from close range after goalkeeper

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had fumbled a cross from the left from Douglas Costa.

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leveled the game in the 89th minute scoring at the near post after a cross from Kevin De Bruyne from the right. Bendtner went on to score the decisive penalty in the penalty shoot-out shooting high into the top left corner as Wolfsburg won 5–4.

Details

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