VS . HANSA ROSTOCK
BAYERN LIFE February 2025
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Rostock goalkeeper Martin Pieckenhagen makes an unnecessary excursion to the corner flag , Élber outsmarts him and whips the ball into the net FROM THE BYLINE .
FINAL RESULT
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TV commentator Jörg Wontorra declared at the time : “ A RUTHLESS GOAL “. Even the referee ’ s assistant congratulated Élber for the incredible strike .
1999
GIOVANE ELBER
The artistic shot in the 87TH MINUTE was probably the most stunning of Élber ‘ s 133 Bundesliga goals ( 92 of them for FCB ).
VS . HANSA ROSTOCK
GIOVANE ÉLBER – 27 FEBRUARY 1999
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“ When Martin Pieckenhagen , Rostock ‘ s goalkeeper , ran out towards the corner flag , I asked myself : ‘ What ’ s he doing here ?’ He tried to block me and let the ball go out of play ; he didn ‘ t catch me but instead fell over and I trapped the ball on the byline . Everything then happened in a flash . Pieckenhagen wasn ‘ t in his goal , a defender came running towards me , so I thought to myself : now I just have to hit the target somehow – with my left foot , which was the most difficult part of it all . And it worked . It was one of those moments in football where everything just falls into place . Afterwards , I couldn ‘ t quite believe that the ball had gone in . I ran to the referee ’ s assistant and asked him : ‘ Did I really score ? No way !’ Unfortunately , it was my last Bundesliga goal that season . A week later , away at HSV , I injured my knee and was out for the rest of the campaign . Sitting in the stands was tough , especially for the Champions League final in Barcelona . But what I always look back on fondly from that season is that goal in Rostock , the best of my career . I scored lots of other goals , against big opponents too , but I ‘ m mainly asked about that goal against Hansa Rostock .“ 74 FC Bayern Magazine