2018 DFL-Supercup
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| Event | DFL-Supercup | ||||||
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| Date | 12 August 2018 | ||||||
| Venue | Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)[1] | ||||||
| Referee | Marco Fritz (Korb)[2] | ||||||
| Attendance | 51,500[3] | ||||||
| Weather | Partly cloudy 24 °C (75 °F) 36% humidity[4] | ||||||
The 2018 DFL-Supercup was the ninth edition of the German super cup under the name DFL-Supercup, an annual football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal competitions. The match was played on 12 August 2018.[5]
The DFL-Supercup featured Eintracht Frankfurt, the winners of the 2017–18 DFB-Pokal, and Bayern Munich, the winners of the 2017–18 Bundesliga and two-time defending champions of the DFL-Supercup.
Bayern Munich won the match 5–0 for their third consecutive and seventh overall title.
Background
This was the first competitive match for incoming Bayern manager Niko Kovač, who left Eintracht Frankfurt the previous season after leading them to the DFB-Pokal title over future employers Bayern Munich.
Match
Details
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 0–5 | Bayern Munich |
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:[2]
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Match rules[6]
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Statistics
| Statistic[7] | Eintracht Frankfurt | Bayern Munich |
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| Goals scored | 0 | 5 |
| Total shots | 8 | 13 |
| Shots on target | 1 | 7 |
| Saves | 2 | 1 |
| Ball possession | 32% | 68% |
| Corner kicks | 3 | 5 |
| Fouls committed | 8 | 9 |
| Offsides | 0 | 2 |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 1 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |