Long break in Augsburg
Led by goal machine Harry Kane, FC Bayern Munich has stormed to the top of the Bundesliga table, at least for the time being. In the 4:2 (2:0) against newly promoted 1. FC Heidenheim, England’s national team captain increased his season tally to 17 league goals on Saturday in a wild game at times with a brace. He would have been top scorer in the previous season.
The 30-year-old impressively ensured the reassuring 2-0 half-time lead (14th/44th minute). After the break, Heidenheim showed a lot of heart and fought their way back into the game brilliantly against sloppy Bayern thanks to Tim Kleindienst (67′) and Jan-Niklas Beste (70′). Substitute Raphaël Guerreiro let Bayern celebrate their approaching victory eleven minutes after his substitution (72′). Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, who also came as a joker, then made everything clear (85th).
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The Munich team are the frontrunners for their annual general meeting on Sunday, where Kane cannot celebrate because of the international trip. Bayer Leverkusen can push FC Bayern out of first place in the table on Sunday with a win against 1. FC Union Berlin.
Guirassy comes – and scores: BVB loses at VfB Stuttgart
Serhou Guirassy celebrated a dream comeback at VfB Stuttgart and gave Borussia Dortmund another setback. The striker came on as a substitute in the Swabians’ 2-1 (1-1) win against BVB on Saturday and scored the winning goal with a penalty kick in the 83rd minute. Dortmund are now eight points behind league leaders FC Bayern.
BVB keeper Gregor Kobel made several strong saves, but also caused two penalties – and was only able to save one of them. Borussia also lost Mats Hummels, who had to leave the field with injuries. Niclas Füllkrug (36th minute) gave BVB, who had been disappointing for a long time, the lead, Deniz Undav (42nd) equalized in front of 55,000 spectators. Then Guirassy made the decision as a joker
A meager zero number between Darmstadt 98 and Mainz 05
No winner in the neighborhood duel: Darmstadt 98 and FSV Mainz 05 separated goalless and are still stuck in the bottom of the table. On Saturday, 17,810 spectators experienced a game on a very modest level and without any highlights.
The draw in the relegation battle doesn’t really help either Hessen (8 points) or Mainz (7), who are at least still unbeaten under interim coach Jan Siewert. Neither team deserved more than one point.
Augsburg’s Demirovic stops Hoffenheim’s away specialists
A fantastic solo effort from Ermedin Demirovic ensured that FC Augsburg remained unbeaten under new coach Jess Thorup against away specialists TSG Hoffenheim. On Saturday, the FCA captain used an energetic performance to score his sixth goal of the season to make the final score 1-1 (0-1), first offsetting two opponents in a small space and then flicking the ball from an acute angle from the edge of the penalty area into the far corner (53rd minute). .
The Hoffenheim team, who did not leave the pitch as winners for the first time in their sixth away game of the season, had led through Wout Weghorst (23′). Bundesliga newcomer Thorup has already scored eight points in four games as FCA coach. There were almost ten. But attacker Demirovic was denied by substitute Arne Engels’ pass in the 81st minute due to the strong reaction of Hoffenheim goalkeeper Oliver Baumann. And Augsburg midfielder Niklas Dorsch missed the shot after a solo run (84′).
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A firecracker from the Hoffenheim fan block, which exploded loudly near the corner flag, caused a moment of shock in the second half and an interruption lasting several minutes. The medical service was briefly on duty in the stands behind the goal. Several people were slightly injured. There was uncertainty for around five minutes. Then referee Felix Brych whistled again. However, the action had an impact and the mood among the 28,260 spectators was temporarily dampened.
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