But the home fans were having none of it. After , the club's faithful fans were quick to console the 18-year-old defender, showing pure class and forgiveness for the Germany Under-19 international. Watch their extraordinary reaction here.
This was in stark contrast to the reaction Dortmund players themselves had to put up with earlier in the month, when goalkeeper Roman Weidenfeller and defender Mats Hummels had to pacify furious fans after a loss to Ausberg, which left the UEFA Champions League contender rooted to the bottom of the Bundesliga table.
Thankfully, three straight wins have cheered the BVB faithful further still since then.
Just don’t ask Central Coast Mariners teeanger Anthony Kalik about the reaction he received after a stuff-up similar to Baumgartl's against Brisbane Roar in Round 17 of the A-League. Flip forward to the 4min 10sec mark of this clip for the evidence.
Even Kalik’s own team-mates weren’t interested in consoling him after a poor touch in the box gifted Thomas Broich the ball in the second minute of added time after the 90 minutes. In an attempt to cover the error, Kalik decided also to trip Broich, conceding a penalty that gifted Roar a 2-0 win.
If he wanted sympathy, clearly he signed for the wrong club. He might only be 17, but apparently that's old enough for the cold shoulder.
