Sports World Couldn’t Believe Bayern Munich Beat German Club by 27 Goals in Friendly
Cross the border into Germany from Austria on Bundesstraße 307, an alpine highway, and you will happen upon the tiny town of Rottach-Egern. It’s barely a dot on the Bavarian map, with a population just over 5,000, but like many small German towns it has a soccer team.
On Tuesday, that soccer team happened upon a much bigger town’s soccer team— Munich’s.
Bayern Munich defeated Rottach-Egern 27–0 in a friendly match, taking an 18–0 lead at halftime and never letting up in the intrastate contest.
The win, during which attacking midfielder/winger Jamal Musiala, forward Mathys Tel and midfielder/forward Marcel Sabitzer tallied five goals apiece, drew astonished reactions from around the world.
FT: Rottach-Egern 0-27 FC Bayern ????
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) July 18, 2023
No mercy from the Bundesliga champions ???????? pic.twitter.com/WTNUGu8zLU
Some pointed out that it wasn’t first win of its kind for Bayern Munich over Rottach-Egern—the Reds crushed the lower-division side in 2018 and 2019 as well.
Every few years Bayern Munich shows up to beat the living hell out of this 9th division club from a tiny Bavarian mountain town in a friendly. They won 23-0 in 2019 and 20-2 in 2018. The greatest rivalry in sports https://t.co/BtQpzZCxi3
— Rodger Sherman (@rodger) July 18, 2023
Predictably, jokes flew. Some questioned whether friendly was the appropriate word for such a blowout.
Is this realy deserving the name "friendly match" pure toture https://t.co/hfAxDASXG8
— Christopher Mutwiri (@Christo77197452) July 18, 2023
Anglophone fans poked fun at Rottach-Egern’s name, inoffensive in German but unfortunate from an English perspective.
The name of the team is Rotten-Egg, what would you expect? https://t.co/DA0Lk9LVCZ
— Dan Amos Sule ???????????????????????????????????????????????? (@sule_dan) July 18, 2023
Many wondered how the game would go over with gamblers.
Guaranteed nervy last 10 minutes at the bet365. https://t.co/pX8sBLJE9Y
— Joe (@J23682) July 18, 2023
Sarcasm was abundant.
The most dangerous lead in football https://t.co/ABf4cymEOQ
— Dan Leydon ???? (@danleydon) July 18, 2023
Americans compared the matchup to college football’s powerhouse-versus-cupcake battles.
SEC fans: see, SoCon challenge week is actually sporting https://t.co/fDiOoSsz7N
— An Unserious Person (@Chocotacolate) July 18, 2023
Even former NFL defensive end Chris Long weighed in on the proceedings.
Bayern Munich just beat a team 27-0 and that’s worse than an SEC cupcake beating mathematically. But soccer seems like a chill sport to get blown out in. Bama in 4 minute mode has to be brutal for some poor team. Do they put a max on stoppage time bc I’d outta there at 90.
— chris long (@JOEL9ONE) July 18, 2023
Bayern Munich appears ready for its season, which opens in earnest with the DFL-Supercup against RB Leipzig on Aug. 12. As for Rottach-Egern: there’s no such thing as bad publicity.