The day after Mainz's 2-0 away victory over Bayer Leverkusen, the match between Bayern and Hamburg in Hamburg went to extra time at 1-1.
The match ultimately went to a penalty shootout.
Bayern eliminated Hamburg 4-2 on penalties.
Klinsmann's team had been performing erratically and was not at all consistent.
One could even say they were a bit neurotic.
They had taken the lead early in the first half with a goal from Lucio off a corner kick.
But after that, they failed to build on their lead.
Instead, Hamburg's Olic scored an equalizer in the second half.
Although Bayern ultimately made it to the DFB-Pokal final, neither the match itself nor Bayern's performance was satisfactory.
The only silver lining was that this victory saved Klinsmann's coaching career at Bayern.
At the very least, he would be able to coach until the end of the season without being fired midway through.
