Bayern Munich won the 2022-23 German Super Cup in thrilling fashion on Saturday evening.The Bundesliga giants secured a 5-3 victory over RB Leipzig at the Red Bull Arena.Bayern were 3-0 up at half-time thanks to goals from Jamal Musiala, Sadio Mane and Benjamin Pavard.Serge Gnabry also got on the scoresheet in the second half but the home side battled back to make it 4-3 by the 89th minute, setting up a grandstand finish.Dani Olmo netted RB Leipzigâs third goal of the night and the Spanish midfielder resorted to some inspired s**thousery in stoppage-time in a cheeky attempt to gain his team an advantage.Bayern left-back Alphonso Davies went off with an injury, much to the annoyance of the home crowd, who thought the Canadian was time-wasting.RB Leipzig gave the ball back to their opponents, but Olmo carefully left it on the line.Lucas Hernandez picked up the ball, under the impression Olmo had put it out of play, only for the assistant referee to wave his flag for handball.The look on Hernandezâs face said it all. It suddenly dawned on the French defender that heâd just been tricked as RB Leipzig were awarded a free-kick.
Video: Dani Olmo tricks Lucas Hernandez
Watch the incident here:
âSmart play by Olmo,â the commentator said. âHe left the ball on the line! He knew what he was doing.â
Letâs check out some of the reaction on Reddit, where the video was uploaded.
One football fan wrote: âNext level s**thousery. What a genius lmfao.â
Another said: âHilarious move from Olmo, never seen that before.â
Someone else wrote: âDon't let Simeone see this video.â
And one Bayern supporter commented: âThat has got to be the most s**thousing s**thouse to have ever been s**thoused. I'm not even mad hahaha.â
While another fan said: âNot normally a fan of s**thousery but this is so clever it made me smile.â
Bayern beat RB Leipzig to win German Super Cup
Despite Olmoâs best efforts, Bayern went on to score a fifth goal in the eighth minute of stoppage-time via Leroy Sane to lift the German Super Cup.
LEIPZIG, GERMANY - JULY 30: Players of Bayern Munich run towards their fans ands the Supercup trophy as they celebrate after victory during the Supercup 2022 match between RB Leipzig and FC Bayern München at Red Bull Arena on July 30, 2022 in Leipzig, Germany. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images)