Borussia Mönchengladbach 12–0 Borussia Dortmund

The football match between Borussia Moenchengladbach and Borussia Dortmund on April 29, 1978 took place on the final day of the Bundesliga season 1977/78 instead. Moenchengladbach won the match 12-0 and placed so that the valid to date record for the biggest win in the history of the Bundesliga on.

Prehistory

Standings after Round 33

Borussia Mönchengladbach went to defend his title in the 1977 / 78th After a poor start to the season the team finished 22 Round at the second place after the first FC Cologne. Before the last game, both teams were level on points at the top, with the Cologne had a better goal difference by ten goals.

Borussia Dortmund on the other hand struggled in the second season after the re-emergence in 1976 about to establish itself in the Bundesliga again. After a 2-0 win at FC Schalke 04 31 on game day, the team secured the league. The first leg of the two clubs ended in a draw 3:3. Before the last game was the goalkeeper of Dortmund, Horst Bertram, after an injury break back into shape. Nevertheless, coach Otto Rehhagel decided to use Bertrams deputy Peter Endrulat. Endrulat should still get a chance to be recommended for an extension of his expiring on 30 June 1978 contract. In the morning before the game Endrulat from club side but was informed that his contract would not be renewed.

Standings after Round 34

The game

38,000 spectators saw the referee led by Ferdinand Biwersi game. Since the actual venue of the Gladbach, the Bökelbergstadion, was rebuilt, the game in the Düsseldorf Rhein Stadium took place.

Although the Gladbach team figured no more chances for the title, the team was highly motivated in the game. Already in the first minute Jupp Heynckes brought the hosts the lead. Two further goals from Heynckes as well as one goal from Nielsen, DEL'HAYE Wimmer and it stood at halftime 6-0 in Monchengladbach. Since the direct competitor in Cologne led simultaneously with the already fixed relegated FC St. Pauli only 1-0 Gladbach sensed their chance.

Dortmund coach Otto Rehhagel held a short speech at half time and appealed to the honor of the players. In Dortmund side there was no substitution, as none of the reserve players wanted to be loaded. Rehhagel goalkeeper Endrulat asked if he wants to be replaced. Endrulat, however, declared that he wanted to continue playing. This decision marked Endrulat to be wrong.

" Today, I know I should go out. Then Horst Bertram would have gotten the six things. I'm convinced. Most forget that I actually kept almost everything that was tough. "

In the second half Mönchengladbach went on with the scoring. Heynckes ( 59 minutes ) and Nielsen ( 61 ) increased to 8:0. Dortmund coach Rehhagel wanted to make a substitution after the 35 -year-old Siegfried Held, but refused with the words " Coach, I do now about still turn the tide? " From. After 66 minutes DEL'HAYE scored the 9:0.

" From the bench we were called to constantly how many goals we had to do to grab Cologne. When it was 9-0 and they cried, still three, ' I answered: "Have you no longer any? " "

After further hits Heynckes ( 77 ), Lengerich ( 87 ) and Kulik ( 90 ) ended the game with 12-0.

Game data

Effects

Despite the record victory Moenchengladbach missed the championship. The 1st FC Cologne won the same 5-0 at FC St. Pauli and had the same score three goals to a better goal difference. Thus, the Cologne won their third and to date last German championship.

The day after the game was coach Otto Rehhagel, who was called in the following period "Otto Torhagel " fired. Interim coach was Siegfried Held before Carl -Heinz Rühl for the new season took over as coach.

" After this disaster, I went with Otto Rehhagel, who also lived in Essen, back, and already there he told me that I had a new coach tomorrow. He knew what would happen. It was not, of course Rehhagel's fault. Otto Rehhagel was the pawn sacrifice, so that the club could preserve his face. "

The club Borussia Dortmund took the players involved with a fine in the amount of each 2000 marks. Reason was " poor use " and " club -destructive behavior ." Goalkeeper Peter Endrulat was deported to the second division Tennis Borussia Berlin. In the following weeks, the team of Borussia Dortmund was ridiculed by the audience at various friendlies.

Suspicion of manipulation

Assertions that the game was rigged, are vehemently denied by the Dortmund side. Defender Amand Theis stated that " at the end of each shot was a hit and that the team has eventually given up ." Mönchengladbach Herbert Wimmer, who completed his last Bundesliga game at 12-0 victory as Jupp Heynckes, said in an interview that he was happy that his team did not master was as this " only been speculation for shift " would have. From the side of the DFB only brief investigations were made. Thus, the Dortmund players involved in the Frankfurt DFB headquarters had to explain.

Remarkable

Since there were no ball boys at the time, the referee shot over the Dortmund goal balls had to partially get back.

The teams met already on the second matchday of the season following another again. The game took place on 19 August 1978 at Bökelbergstadion in Mönchengladbach take this time and ended 2:2.

A curiosity is that these twelve gates, the capacity of the scoreboard in Düsseldorf Rhein Stadium was exactly more goals could not be displayed.