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“The Unseen Goal”: After 63 years, Vodafone and BVB recreate first ever goal in Bundesliga history using AI

Just in time for the start of the new Bundesliga season, and for the first time ever, AI has brought a previously unseen moment in German football history to life. The first goal ever scored in the Bundesliga took place 63 years ago and had only ever existed in people’s memories. Now, Vodafone and German football club Borussia Dortmund (BVB), have reconstructed the historic goal using AI.

On 24 August, 1963, BVB forward Timo Konietzka scored the very first goal ever in the Bundesliga in front of 35,000 spectators in Bremen’s Weser Stadium during a match between SV Werder Bremen and Borussia Dortmund - putting BVB up 1-0 in the very first minute of the game. No video footage or photos of this historic moment existed, until now.

Reconstructed from the memories of eyewitnesses, media reports, and data points, AI translated the goal into moving images - enabling football fans to experience the first goal in Bundesliga history in lifelike detail.

Meticulous reconstruction of an historic moment

Teams from Vodafone and BVB worked for several months analysing archival material to help with the recreation. The team spoke with eyewitnesses such as Gerd Kolbe, BVB’s chief historian and former press officer, Günther Konietzka, the goal scorer’s brother, and Eugen Kraas, chairman of the largest BVB fan club, Oeventrop-Freienohl, to incorporate their personal memories into the reconstruction of the goal.

The stadium atmosphere that day in 1963 was also recreated with the support of fans and experts, plus realistic conditions from the first matchday of the Bundesliga were simulated using multiple weather models.

The AI-reconstructed first Bundesliga goal premiers in a documentary called “The Unseen Goal” at the BORUSSEUM, BVB’s club museum on 29 August and later on the same day also exclusively on Sky Sports News and across BVB’s and Vodafone’s YouTube channels.

BVB fans at Germany's largest football stadium, SIGNAL IDUNA PARK, also will see the footage of the goal on the stadium screens before the season opener against Hamburger SV. The film documenting the goal will then be permanently displayed as part of the collection at the German Football Museum in Dortmund.

Watzke: "This AI reconstruction is an absolute highlight"

Marcel de Groot, CEO of Vodafone Germany, said: “Together with Borussia Dortmund, we interviewed eyewitnesses, reviewed media reports from the time and collected a range of data. Our AI experts used this material and several AI models to create a realistic reconstruction of the moment. After 63 years, AI is bringing a piece of German football history to life. The first goal in Bundesliga history can now be experienced by football fans through moving images and sound.”

Hans-Joachim Watzke, President of Borussia Dortmund said: “Timo Konietzka was one of a kind and a great player. His goal against SV Werder Bremen back then is, of course, particularly well-suited for a project like this. The fact that there is absolutely no video footage made the project very challenging. For many fans who are very tradition-conscious – and that’s certainly the case with BVB, but also with Werder Bremen – this AI reconstruction is an absolute highlight. We are very grateful to Vodafone for working with us to bring this challenging task to life with great dedication and using state-of-the-art technology. Everyone has a lot to look forward to.”

The reconstruction was created in collaboration with AI production company and IT specialists PROMPTR created motion models based on recordings of other BVB and SV Werder Bremen matches from that era, thereby determining the players’ game strategies and behaviour in comparable game situations. Furthermore, BVB’s under-19 team also reenacted the goal and the preceding sequence of play to help the AI achieve a high level of detail, richness and precision. Ultimately, the AI experts used various data points and multiple AI models for data analysis and image generation to recreate the goal.

“I was very fortunate to be there in Bremen on August 24, 1963. Referee Ott blew the whistle at exactly 4:59 p.m. Everyone was sitting behind the BVB goal in high spirits, but things turned out differently than expected: Borussia Dortmund scored the first goal,” recalls eyewitness Gerd Kolbe, former BVB press officer and current BVB chief historian. “From today’s perspective, it’s absolutely unimaginable that not a single photograph of the goal was taken. I’m incredibly happy that BVB and Vodafone have managed to bring this reenactment to life. It fills a historical gap in German football history.”

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The fact that there is absolutely no video footage made the project very challenging. For many fans who are very tradition-conscious \u2013 and that\u2019s certainly the case with BVB, but also with Werder Bremen \u2013 this AI reconstruction is an absolute highlight. We are very grateful to Vodafone for working with us to bring this challenging task to life with great dedication and using state-of-the-art technology. Everyone has a lot to look forward to.\u201d<\/p>\nThe reconstruction was created in collaboration with AI production company and IT specialists PROMPTR created motion models based on recordings of other BVB and SV Werder Bremen matches from that era, thereby determining the players\u2019 game strategies and behaviour in comparable game situations. Furthermore, BVB\u2019s under-19 team also reenacted the goal and the preceding sequence of play to help the AI achieve a high level of detail, richness and precision. 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Konstantelias provided two assists and took two shots at Heuer Fernandez\u2019s goal: After making it 2-0 in stoppage time of the first half, he came within centimeters of a second goal shortly after the break. Unfortunately, Giannis Konstanteliasconcerns became the subject of the BVB fans' worries after a 49th-minute duel with Hamburg's Bakery Jatta,  who deserved no blame whatsover for the unfortunate incident (<a href=\"https://www.bvb.de/de/en/news/news-overview/news.html/2026/8/29/Postgame-reactions-That-was-a-perfect-first-half.html\" target=\"_blank\">see postgame comments<\/a>). After the match, club officials received confirmation of their their fears that the new signing might have suffered a serious knee injury. The precise diagnosis is expected on Sunday.<\/p>\n<img data-assetref=\"86-Konstantelias-1788035475634\" src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/08/29/bl-nach-text-1/86-Konstantelias.jpg\"><\/p>\nKaretsas, who took six shots and played provider on another three, enjoyed an oustanding performance \u2013 especially in the first 45 minutes, during which he was involved in a total of eight shots, including assisting on Serhou Guirassy's ninth-minute effort for 1-0. Karetsas' direct mark, Louis Lemke, won only 20 percent of the many duels between the two in the opening period.<\/p>\n<img data-assetref=\"86-Karetas-1788035160026\" src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/08/29/bl-nach-text-1/86-Karetas.jpg\"><\/p>\nBorussia's third debutant earned himself excellent grades as well. At over 80 percent of his one-on-one duels won, Joane Gadou stood out as the top player in the category during the first 45 minutes. In additon, the Frenchman remained almost entirely mistake-free in his team\u2019s build-up play. By the time the final whistle sounded, he boasted an impressive 69 percent rate of one-on-one duels won. He was also the fastest player on the field with a top speed of 34.2 km/h (roughly 21.3 mph). (br)<\/i><\/p>\n<img data-assetref=\"86-Gadou-1788035172446\" src=\"/content/dam/bvbweb/en/news/2026/08/29/bl-nach-text-1/86-Gadou.jpg\"><\/p>\n<a href=\"https://www.bvb.de/de/en/news/news-overview/news.html/2026/8/29/From-dominance-to-gritty-defending-BVB-celebrates-first-win-of-the-season.html\" target=\"_blank\">Match Report: From Dominance to Gritty Defending<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n","title":"Text","multiValue":false,"value":"BVB took 20 shots against HSV. The club's pair of young, technically gifted Greek attackers were involved in 13 of them. 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