ˌɔn twˈɛnti fˈoːɹ ˈeɪpɹəl ʌvðə fˈɑːloʊɪŋ jˈɪɹ hiː bɪkˌeɪm ðə fˈɜːst ɡˈoʊlkiːpɚ tə skˈoːɹ ɐ wˈɪnɚ fɹʌm ˈoʊpən plˈeɪ ɪn ˌɛni ʌvðə tˈuː mˈeɪdʒɚ lˈɛvəlz ʌv dʒˈɜːmən fˈʊtbɔːl, nˈɛɾɪŋ ɪnðə nˈaɪntiəθ mˈɪnɪt fɚɹə tˈuː wˈʌn hˈoʊm vˈɪktɚɹi ˌoʊvɚɹ ˌɛsvˈiː dˈɑːɹmstæt nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt.
On 24 April of the following year he became the first goalkeeper to score a winner from open play in any of the two major levels of German football, netting in the 90th minute for a 2–1 home victory over SV Darmstadt 98.