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Photo Gallery Kahn Plays Final Game

Legendary goalkeeper Oliver Kahn played the last match of his career on Tuesday night in a testimonal match in Munich. With his old club Bayern Munich holding the German national team to a draw, the night was less about the result than about emotions and the celebration of an extraordinary career.
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Oliver Kahn takes to the field for his farewell game on Tuesday evening at the Allianz Arena, Munich.

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The sell-out crowd of 69,000 came to watch Kahn in goal for Bayern Munich against the German national team.

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Kahn stood in line next to his old team mates Mark von Bommel and Luca Toni as cheers of "Oli, Oli," rang out around the stadium.

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Kahn posed with the Bayern Munich team for the last time. Between 1994 and 2008 he played 429 league games and 103 Champions League games for the team.

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Kahn won the German league title five times and won the Champions League once, in 2001. He was named world's best goalkeeper in 1999, 2001 and 2002.

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His wife Simone was there to applaud Kahn's career finale.

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It was business as usual on the field with Kahn barking orders at his defenders.

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In just the third minute he had to save a goal after Bastian Schweinsteiger attempted to score.

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Piotr Trochowski scored in the 33rd minute, preventing Kahn from finishing with a clean sheet.

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... Much to the annoyance of the Kahn fans in the stadium.

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With his usual passion, Kahn kept up the pressure on his team. It worked -- Miroslav Klose tied the game for Bayern in the 51st minute.

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And then it was over. Kahn came off after 75 minutes and did a lap of honor. He described the game as the "greatest moment" of his career.

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The 39-year-old ran his victory lap to the the tune of "Time to Say Goodbye."

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The he disappeared down the tunnel and headed to the changing rooms.

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His fans chanted his name for well over a minute, bidding him farewell.

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Guests were then invited to a farewell party in Munich to celebrate Kahn's 14 years at the club.

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