On Friday, January 8, Bayern Munich squandered an early 2-0 lead to lose to Marco Rose's Borussia Mönchengladbach, a match which saw the defending European champions lose their first match in all competitions since September 27. Bayern looked to bounce back from their defeat five days later, when they paid a visit to Holstein-Stadion to face off against Holstein Kiel in the Second Round of the DFB-Pokal.

Having won two of the past DFB-Pokal Finals, Bayern were widely expected to trounce Holstein Kiel, currently 4th in the 2. Bundesliga. After heading into halftime with a 1-1 score following goals from Serge Gnabry and Fin Bartels, Bayern looked set to be cruising towards the Round of 16 after Leroy Sané grabbed a goal shortly after the break. However, in the last play of regulation, Hauke Wahl headed home a cross from Johannes van den Bergh to force extra time.

Bayern dominated proceedings over the next 30 minutes and came close to adding a go-ahead goal, but the hosts held on and kept the score level. Holstein Kiel would go on to win 6-5 on penalties after Marc Roca's shot was saved and Bartels converted from the spot. It was a historic achievement, not only for a second-division team to beat the best team in the country, but to manage to dominate Bayern in sustained phases of possession.

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