Robert Lewandowski came on as a substitute at half-time with Bayern
Munich losing 1-0 to Wolfsburg and scored five goals in under nine
minutes -- the fastest by a player in Bundesliga history.
Lewandowski, 27, was on the bench for the Bundesliga game on Tuesday
night but replaced Thiago at half-time and got his side back into it
immediately.
Five incredible goals followed in eight minutes, 59 seconds, between
the first and the fifth -- the fastest anyone has scored five in
Bundesliga history, and Bayern won 5-1.
His first three goals came in the span of four minutes, the fastest hat trick in Bundelsiga history.
Lewandoswki levelled the score with a toe poke from six yards in the
51st minute, and Bayern took the lead on his blast from 20 yards a
minute later.
He had to work harder for his third goal in the 55th minute, first
hitting the post and seeing his follow-up saved before finally finding
the back of the net.
The fourth came in the 57th minute, when he scored from a cross on a
high bounce. But he saved the best for last in the 60th minute,
volleying Mario Gotze's cross with a scissor kick to send the crowd
further into raptures.
Pep Guardiola said after the match: "I don't understand this, five
goals! I have never in my life witnessed something like this whether as a
player or a coach.
"Five goals against Wolfsburg is not easy. I am very, very happy for
Robert. For his self-esteem and our future this is very important. I can
not explain this."
Wolfsburg coach Dieter Hecking added: "What can I say. A world class
strike shot five times on goal and could have scored seven. This is how
it felt for us. But no matter the quality something like this can not
happen. We had a good first half, Bayern could not get any flow. Then
these nine minutes come, one cannot explain this."
A look at how Twitter reacted:
Lewandowski is the first player to score five goals in a Bundesliga
match since Michael Tonnies in 1991, and only the 14th player to ever do
it in the league. No Bayern player had scored five since since Dieter
Hoeness in 1984.
He is also the only substitute to score at least five goals in a Bundesliga match.
However, he was one short of the Bundesliga record for most goals in a match, set at six by Dieter Muller in 1977.
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