'It's great to be back playing together. It does bring back good memories'
It was just like old times as German stars from yesteryear returned to the thick of the action as they led the Lorenz All-Stars from one victory to another on the opening day of the Philips Lighting International 7's at Sports Road yesterday.
Former Dortmund teammates Michael Rummenigge and Andreas Moller shared the spotlight with fellow World Cup winner Uwe Bein as the German workforce impressed fans with their victories over the Singapore Cricket Club (3-0), HKFC Vets (3-0) and Shanghai Shooters (4-0) - with a little help from some friends.
Former South China teammates Anto Grabo and Tim Bredbury and other notables like ex-Chelsea favourite, Clive Walker, chipped in with solid performances as the Lorenz All-Stars looked unbeatable in the Masters tournament. The team are seeking a tournament double after their triumph in Singapore last week.
Rummenigge, the younger brother of former Germany captain, Karl-Heinz, was pleased to have linked up with one of the true stars of world football again. 'I played with Andreas [Moller] in Dortmund for three years. He was a young player then and I was captain of Bayern Munich before we played together at Dortmund. That year was 1988.
'Then he went back to Frankfurt and on to Juventus. Further down the years, I joined Uwe Bein at Urawa Red Diamonds in the J-League in 1994,' said 40-year-old Rummenigge, one of Bayern Munich's brightest stars of the '80s.
'It does bring back good memories. It's great to be back playing together. Today we [Moller and Rummenigge] both played up front. I have a sports agency business in Germany and a big soccer school with adidas.