FC Bayern vs. VFL Bochum

Champions! Today FC Bayern Munich secured their place at the top of the table with a 3:1 win against VFL Bochum. And I got to see it all firsthand! Both of the teams came out of the dressing rooms greeted by a roar of applause from the fans. First the commentator said the Bochum players names very dryly. About 75 people yelled their support out of 69000. Then the commentator came to the Bayern players. He yelled the first player's name out. "The number 1, Jurg" and the whole stadium called back "Butt", the goalie's name. This happened equally enthusiastically for each player on the Bayern team.

The goals:

Thomas Müller(18.): Passing the ball around the middle of the field, Bayern was clearly the better team at this point. They had quite a few chances to get a goal in the first 10 minutes, but didn't capitalize until the 18th. Arjen Robben received the ball at the edge of the box. He passed it outside to Phillip Lahm, who took it inside and hit it past the keeper and across the 6 yard box. The ball came to Müller, too low for a header and to high for a kick, so Müller chested it into the goal.

Thomas Müller(20.): Again, Arjen Robben recieved the ball at the edge of the box. Thit time, he dribbled inside, faked a shot, and played a beautiful chip ball to Lahm. Lahm hit a long cross to Ribery, who volleyed the ball across the 6 yard box. Again, Müller was at just the right place for Ribery's cross and headed it past the keeper right into the corner.

Thomas Müller(69.): Hat-trick time! Thomas Müller, always in the right place in the right time. Lahm played the ball to Müller at the edge of the box and Müller took it around 3 Bochum defenders before slotting it coolly past the keeper. Not bad for a 20 year old!

Sorry, but I'm done writing for today. More on my experience tomorrow, not necessarily the game, but the fans!