The date was Aug. 7, 2011.
The Allianz Arena in Munich was getting ready to kick off a new Bundesliga season with all the glitz and glamour that surrounds German soccer's most successful club. A sense of optimism and belief that the title would return back to the capital filtered through the 69,000 in attendance. Most of the optimism centered on Bayern Munich's purchase of goalkeeper Manuel Neuer from club rivals Schalke that summer. There was some backlash, but for the most-part, even the most hardcore Bavarians were aware that Neuer would solidify a position that's been unstable since the retirement of club legend Oliver Kahn.
The general consensus was an easy victory for the home side, especially since the visitors Borussia Monchengladbach had only avoided relegation by the thinnest of margins the year before. Unfortunately for Bayern, the end result favoured die Fohlen, and a surprising 1-0 win was achieved through a glaring gaffe by Neuer and an outstanding performance by another German goalkeeping prodigy, 19 year-old Marc-Andre ter Stegen.
To read the rest of the article on Marc-Andre ter Stegen, click on the link below....
http://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/2012/10/19/ter_stegen_bundesliga/
The Allianz Arena in Munich was getting ready to kick off a new Bundesliga season with all the glitz and glamour that surrounds German soccer's most successful club. A sense of optimism and belief that the title would return back to the capital filtered through the 69,000 in attendance. Most of the optimism centered on Bayern Munich's purchase of goalkeeper Manuel Neuer from club rivals Schalke that summer. There was some backlash, but for the most-part, even the most hardcore Bavarians were aware that Neuer would solidify a position that's been unstable since the retirement of club legend Oliver Kahn.
The general consensus was an easy victory for the home side, especially since the visitors Borussia Monchengladbach had only avoided relegation by the thinnest of margins the year before. Unfortunately for Bayern, the end result favoured die Fohlen, and a surprising 1-0 win was achieved through a glaring gaffe by Neuer and an outstanding performance by another German goalkeeping prodigy, 19 year-old Marc-Andre ter Stegen.
To read the rest of the article on Marc-Andre ter Stegen, click on the link below....
http://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/2012/10/19/ter_stegen_bundesliga/
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