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Hecking happy with Wolfsburg discipline after Supercup win

Wolfsburg clinched the DFL-Supercup on penalties against Bayern Munich on Saturday.

Wolfsburg coach Dieter Hecking praised his side's discipline as it upstaged German champion Bayern Munich to win the DFL-Supercup.

Substitute Nicklas Bendtner was the hero for Wolfsburg, scoring an 89th-minute equalizer to level the match at 1-1 before netting the winning penalty as Hecking's men triumphed 5-4 in the shootout at Volkswagen Arena on Saturday.

Hecking, who oversaw the club's first Supercup trophy, was complimentary of Wolfsburg, given the level of its performance at such an early stage of the season.

"For this stage of the season we have seen a very good game.