But long breaks have a way of bringing about rusty play and overall consistency. After their final Bundesliga game of 2014 on December 19th, the Bavarians got a rest from competitive play that lasted for more than a month. When they returned last Friday, they were forced to deal with their first loss of the season-thanks to none other than Wolfsburg. Luckily, one loss can't break the top team in German football. However, the squad could use a bit of extra support from fans, and you can provide it with a new Bayern Munich home shirt 2014 2015 or away jersey, available at the Soccer Box online store! A third shirt design, as well as older versions of the club's football jersey, can also be found on our site.
Wolfsburg
Playing the Wolves away from home was always going to be an unenviable challenge for the wearers of the Bayern Munich jersey-especially after such a long break. Still, most expected the Bavarians to at least contend in the football game. After all, Bayern beat Wolfsburg in the opening game of the 2014 2015 season, triumphing 2-1 in an August 22nd home game.
Furthermore, Wolfsburg's record-while good enough for second place on the league standings table-was nowhere near as good as Munich's coming into this match. The Wolves only had 10 wins to Bayern's 14. Their three losses, meanwhile, might as well have been a dozen defeats compared to Munich's undefeated soccer season.
But that undefeated streak is officially snapped now. Just as the Bavarians came out in the Bayern Munich home shirt back in August and dominated Wolfsburg, the Wolves arrived at their own home game ready to win. The fans were raucous and excited after such a long time away, and the result of that electric atmosphere was a home field advantage that Bayern Munich couldn't break.
Instead, the Wolves broke the Bavarians. Just four minutes into the match, attacker Bas Dost put the home team on top. He made it a brace at 45+2, just before halftime, and Munich's soccer players had to slink off to the locker rooms in frustration and low spirit.
Things didn't get much better for the wearers of the Bayern Munich jersey in the second half. At 53 minutes, midfielder Kevin De Brunye made the score 3-0 in favor of the home squad. Suddenly, the Bavarians were facing a near-insurmountable deficit.
Bayern Munich got one moment of brilliance in the match, when Spanish midfielder Juan Bernat netted a point at the 55-minute mark. In addition to being Bayern's first goal of the match, it was also Bernat's inaugural goal of the season, and the first goal he's ever scored while wearing the Bayern Munich shirt. The 21-year-old Bernat came to the Bundesliga this year, after having played soccer at Valencia for several seasons.
A Tough Loss
Unfortunately, Bernat's goal was the one bright spot in an otherwise dreadful game for the Bavarians. Kevin De Brunye scored his second point of the match halfway through the half, and after that the fight went out of Munich. The score ended at 4-1, heavily in favor of the home team.
In addition to being the first loss of Bayern Munich's 2014 2015 Bundesliga season, the fixture was also the worst way that the New Year could have begun for the football club. And while the Bavarians will have a good chance at redemption on Tuesday, when players don the Bayern Munich home shirt 2014 2015 to take on Schalke 04, it's entirely possible that their momentum could be affected by this defeat.
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