Jevrie Unite

Hamburg survived a scare in the first round of the DFB-Pokal on Monday night as they defeated Fortuna Dusseldorf in a penalty shoot-out following a 3-3 draw.

Mladen Petric put Hamburg ahead after five minutes, however second-tier Fortuna were level seven minutes later when Oliver Fink scored, and an own goal from Jerome Boateng in the 16th minute gave the visitors a shock lead.

Piotr Trochowski equalised with a fierce 20-yard shot in the 55th minute, and put Hamburg ahead five minutes into extra-time, with a spot-kick which looked like being a match-winner.

Yet in the 120th minute Fortuna found an equaliser through Andreas Lambertz, forcing penalty kicks.

Top-flight Bundesliga class told in the shoot-out though, which Hamburg won 4-1 as Marcell Jansen converted the winning kick.

Former Bayern Munich and Germany goalkeeper Oliver Kahn feels Bayern coach Louis van Gaal has made the right choice in naming Michael Rensing as his number one for the season.

The 25-year-old was in goal for the Bavarian giants in their 3-1 win over Neckarelz in the DFB-Pokal at the weekend to earn Van Gaal's nod ahead of Hans-Jorg Butt as the first-choice goalkeeper.

Kahn, who wore the number one jersey at Bayern for almost 15 years before retiring last summer, remains convinced that Rensing is his worthy successor.

"It is not much of a surprise," he said.

"I have nothing against Butt, who has done a good job, but when you look at the overall potential, then Michael is younger.

"You have also got to give him the chance to make mistakes without discussing every goal he concedes.

"He has got to be allowed to develop."

Rensing was made number one by Van Gaal's predecessor Jurgen Klinsmann last season but he was unexpectedly dropped hours before their Champions League quarter-final against Barcelona.

Although Kahn admits Rensing was not playing at a world-class standard over the course of the season, he believes Klinsmann was wrong in making him the scapegoat for his side's failings.

"That is extremely damaging for a player's development," Kahn told Munich's Tz newspaper.

"You have got to be particularly careful with young players.

"In my eyes, Michael was not so bad last season anyway. He was average, but I cannot remember any glaring errors.

"I think it was totally exaggerated to pin the blame on him."

Kahn believes Bayern were over-reacting by trying to sign Manuel Neuer from Schalke this summer.

He said: "I'm sorry but what kind of a season did Manuel have two years ago?

"Of course he is at a very good level now, but I cannot recall Rensing making anywhere near as many errors as Neuer did when he was going through a rough patch.

"But Schalke stood by him 100%.

"Look at what Real Madrid did with (Iker) Casillas. He cost them plenty of games in the beginning, but they stood by him and now look - he is European champion."

Bayern Munich coach Louis van Gaal has confirmed Mark van Bommel as his skipper for the new season and named Philipp Lahm as vice-captain.

The Dutch midfielder was given the captain's armband by Jurgen Klinsmann last season after Oliver Kahn retired.

However, the arrival of Anatoliy Tymoschuk from Zenit St Petersburg seemed to suggest that Van Bommel's place in the Bayern team was no longer guaranteed, but Van Gaal has decided that his compatriot will indeed be one of the first names on his team sheet next season.

"We have been observing his behaviour on and off the field over the last four weeks and the influence he has on the club and on the squad," explained Van Gaal's right-hand man Andries Jonker on the club's website.

Tymoschuk must now fear for his place in the Bayern team after being told he is only second-choice behind Van Bommel.

And since Van Gaal has made it clear that he wanted to choose a captain who will play every week, Tymoschuk may have to spend much of his first season in Bavaria sat on the bench.

"He cannot play in his best position in our system," admitted Van Gaal.

"That is where Van Bommel plays. He could play on the right, but I have chosen Hamit Altintop for there.

"Every player is compared to his rivals and the coach makes the decisions."

And Van Gaal is pleased to have Van Bommel conveying his orders on the field.

"The players accept him like a captain," he added.