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Olic rues penalty miss

Ivica Olic sees Petr Cech save his penalty in the Champions League penalty shoot-out
Image: Ivica Olic: Saw his penalty in the Champions Leaguefinal shoot-out saved by Petr Cech

Ivica Olic has rued his penalty miss as his last game for Bayern Munich ended in defeat in the Champions League final.

Striker sees final game for Bayern end in heartbreak

Ivica Olic has rued his penalty miss as his last game for Bayern Munich ended in defeat in the UEFA Champions League final. The Croatian striker came on as a 97th minute substitute for Franck Ribery and wasted a golden chance in the second period of extra-time before his spot-kick in the shoot-out was saved by Petr Cech. Bastian Schweinsteiger's spot-kick was then tipped on to the post by Cech as Chelsea emerged 4-3 winners and Olic, who has been at Bayern since 2009 but will join Wolfsburg on a two-year contract, was disappointed that his last game for the club ended in defeat. He told Sportske Novosti. "I didn't want to take a penalty, but had no other choice.

Step forward

"At the end I had to step forward as none of my team-mates wanted to take the responsibility. "Toni Kroos said no, Anatoliy Tymoschuk also declined. I was brave enough, but sadly Cech guessed in which corner I would shoot. "My shot wasn't that bad, but Cech was great. "I'm so sad. I didn't want to leave Bayern like that. I wanted to win the Champions League. I will never forget this sad night."

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