Kane scores late to spare Bayern's blushes against third division side | OneFootball

On Wednesday, Bayern Munich defeated Wehen Wiesbaden, from the Third Division, 3-2 at the BRITA-Arena, advancing to the second round of the German Cup. Harry Kane scored at the end of the match to avoid an embarrassment against the fragile opponent.

With this result, Bayern Munich secured their place in the next round, with their opponent yet to be determined. Wehen Wiesbaden, meanwhile, bid farewell to the competition.

Bayern return to the pitch this Saturday, when they face Augsburg in the second round of the German Championship. The match kicks off at 1:30 p.m. (Brasília time) at the SGL Arena.

The goals

Bayern Munich opened the scoring in the 14th minute of the first half. After a free kick from the left side of the attack, Sacha Boey was fouled in the box and Harry Kane converted the penalty.

In the second half, at 5 minutes, Bayern extended their lead with Michael Olise. The forward took advantage of a cross into the box and finished low to beat goalkeeper Florian Stritzel.

Wehen Wiesbaden reduced the deficit in the 19th minute of the second half. Fatih Kaya received a cross and threw himself at the ball to finish from inside the six-yard box.

At 25 minutes, the home team equalized. The Wehen Wiesbaden defense cleared the ball and Moritz Flotho managed to head it on to Fatih Kaya, who finished past Jonas Urbig.

Harry Kane had the chance to put Bayern ahead with another penalty, but Florian Stritzel guessed the right way and saved the number 9’s shot.

At the end of the match, in the 48th minute, Kane received a cross from the left side of the attack and rose higher than the defender to score with a header and secure Bayern’s qualification.

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