Fiete Arp was the match winner against SpVgg Unterhaching on Friday evening. The winning goal was also his first competitive goal for Bayern.
- Fiete Arp scored his first competitive goal for Bayern on Friday .
- The 20-year-old benefited from the Wriedt s red lock.
- It could be the turning point for the striker after moving from Hamburg.
"Finally", Fiete Arp thought last Friday evening . After a few setbacks at his new club, the FC Bayern striker marked the first goal in the Red jersey.
FC Bayern: Fiete Arp scores his first goal
Arp scored the golden goal in the 1-0 derby win against SpVgg Unterhaching on Friday evening . This was not only important for the small Bavarians , who were able to further expand their lead on relegation places, but also for him personally. It was the first competitive goal that Arp was able to achieve in a Bayern dress.
So far, the young striker has not had a great time with his new employer. Arp completed the preparation in summer with the professional team and flew to the training camp in Doha in winter. So far, however, it has not been enough for a Bundesliga campaign. He also had a hard time with the amateurs. He only had five appearances by Friday, four of which were short assignments after a substitution.
Injuries slow Arp down
However, the 20-year-old was unlucky with injuries. In autumn 2019, these Arp were out of action for a long time. In September he contracted a scaphoid fracture. As soon as he returned to the team, a bony detachment of the spoke in his left forearm stopped him. After the winter break, he was slowly introduced to the team over short missions. "I think it was now a priority that I wouldn't have a relapse again," said the beaming striker after his goal premiere on Friday.
Opportunity due to failures of other players
With the red suspension for Kwasi Okyere Wriedt , the injury of Robert Lewandowski and the associated promotion of Joshua Zirkzee to the professional squad , Arp now had the chance in the derby against Unterhaching from the start. After the game, he was happy about the starting eleven: “Of course I'm happy. The operating times have been longer over the past weeks and of course I also benefited from the red card. I'm happy that I was able to score my first goal of the season. ”
Derby winning goal as turning point this season?
Was this goal the long-awaited turning point for the 20-year-old this season? It remains to be seen. Wriedt , at 25, one of the leaders of the young Bayern squad, is likely to return to SG Sonnenhof Großaspach on Saturday. It will be seen whether coach Sebastian Hoeneß then plays with a double top or whether Arp has to take a seat on the bench again.
However, he still seems to be a good distance away from a Bundesliga campaign for Bayern's professionals, as his Sturm colleague Zirkzee currently shows him. However, the winner of the Fritz Walter Gold Medal of 2017 is not disturbed by the speculation about his person: “I think it has been seen in the past few weeks that I am slowly trying to work my way up a bit again. When and how fast that will go now, I don't care for the moment. I am very happy here and feel really comfortable in this team. ”
Video: Fiete Arps first goal for FC Bayern
Text: Patrick Huljina
