Bayern Edge Nearer To Title With Late Winner
14 June, 2020
Bundesliga
Report: Bayern Munich 2-1 Borussia Monchengladbach
Date: 13 June 2020
Venue: Allianz Arena
Bayern Munich are on the brink of securing the Bundesliga name after netting a late winner against Borussia Monchengladbach about Saturday night.
Robert Lewandowski missed away through suspension, which saw coach Hans Flick handed a start to 19-year-good old striker Joshua Zirkzee.
The visitors' plans were dealt a set-back as soon as the 10th minute as the influential Marcius Thuram was forced off through injury and replaced by Bree Embolo.
Bayern were stunned on 15 minutes when Hofmann calmly lifted the ball over Manuel Neuer, however the hosts were able to breathe a sigh of relief seeing as the goal was first deemed offside by the Training video Assistant Referee (VAR).
Even so, the hosts grabbed the business lead in the 26th minute as Zirkee pounced on one from Jan Sommer to slot home his fourth league aim of the season.
Gladbach got themselves back again on level conditions seven minutes before the halftime break soon after Benjamin Pavard deflected Patrick Herrmann's ball into his very own net.
The visitors arrived firing in the next half as Stefan Lainer and Herrmann went near to scoring in the opening ten minutes of the first stanza.
Bayern responded with a double change following the hour mark seeing as Alphonso Davies and Kingsley Coman were introduced in the trouble of Lucas Hernandez and Mickael Cuisance.
Pavard had the opportunity to get amends for his own target five minutes later and but he directed his header over the crossbar after getting left un-marked by the Gladbach defence.
With the game seemingly headed for a draw, Leon Goretzka popped up with the winning goal four a few minutes from the full-time whistle with a neat finish in to the bottom corner.
Source: www.soccerladuma.co.za
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