The Bayer Leverkusen winger scored against Borussia Dortmund on August 23, 2014, in the same nine seconds it took Volland.
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Substitute Lewandowski tapped in after a superb run and cutback from Douglas Costa, who also set up their first goal, in the last minute with Hoffenheim having missed a 74th minute penalty to reclaim the lead.
Pep Guardiola reflected on a “crazy” end to Bayern Munich’s clash at Hoffenheim on Saturday after Robert Lewandowski’s late strike secured a 2-1 victory.
The woodwork came to Hoffenheim’s rescue in the 66th minute, as Arturo Vidal’s curling effort from 25-yards out crashed against the crossbar.
The defending champions were reduced to ten men when defender Jerome Boateng was sent off for an obvious handball from the free-kick he had just conceded to earn his second booking and a red card on 72 minutes.
Alaba made amends in sorts by stealing the ball off Kevin Kuranyi as he prepared to shoot, with Hoffenheim continuing to get more chances than they might have expected. “It was one of the best Bundesliga games in the past three years”.
Hoffenheim coach Markus Gisdol could barely mask his bitter disappointment, but was complimentary of Bayern, who are bidding to become the first team to win four-straight Bundesliga titles this season. “We can only learn from that, it wasn’t the best start but we had 93 minutes to make it right”.
Dead-ball specialist Hakan Calhanoglu’s 18th-minute free-kick sealed the win to give Leverkusen a boost before Wednesday’s Champions League play-off qualifier, second-leg, at home to Lazio, who they trail 1-0 after the first leg.
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“The last 10 minutes were a bit insane”, said Guardiola.
