Last-minute winner: Kane spares Bayern DFB-Pokal embarrassment in Wiesbaden | OneFootball

FC Bayern avoided embarrassment in Wiesbaden and advanced to the second round of the DFB-Pokal. Harry Kane scored late to secure the victory for his Munich team.

Bayern made their mark right after kick-off. After a long hit from Urbig, Kane passed to Díaz, whose shot was too central - Stritzel saved (1.). Shortly after, a foul by Johansson on Boey gave Munich a penalty, which Kane confidently converted for the lead (16.) - his 99th goal in his 99th game for FCB.

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Díaz continued to stand out. First, he was again denied by the strong Stritzel (20.), shortly after, a Wiesbaden player got a leg in and temporarily prevented the 2:0 (27.). Guerreiro also found his master in the keeper, who parried a turn shot from close range (31.).

Díaz then tried an acrobatic side volley, but missed (37.). In the immediate counterattack, Wiesbaden appeared dangerous in front of the Bayern goal for the first time: Kaya was blocked by Kim at the last moment, Agrafiotis put the rebound over the goal (37.). Until the break, Bayern continued to control the game, without becoming compelling again.

Olise adds to the score

The first five minutes of the second half started slowly. Then Michael Olise doubled Bayern's lead. Lennart Karl marched towards the penalty area and after a failed clearance attempt by Justin Janitzek, the ball slipped through to the Frenchman, who from a semi-right position from the edge of the penalty area, coolly slotted into the bottom right corner (51.).

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Shortly afterwards, Díaz had another good chance. About 16 meters in front of the goal, he stood free in front of Stritzel, but put the ball past the right (56.). Bayern continued to attack, but were repeatedly called back by the referee - they were offside too often.

Kaya shocks Bayern

With the first offensive move of the second half, the equalizer came: With a strong cross from the left half-field, Niklas May found Fatih Kaya at the far post. The third division top scorer of the past season processed the cross with a direct shot into the bottom right corner (64.).

Wiesbaden didn't stop: After a long hit, Moritz Flotho extended the ball with his head into the depth, Kaya got away and blasted the ball past Urbig to make it 2:2 (69.). Afterwards, chants of "We're going to Berlin" could be heard from the Wehen curve.

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Kane misses from the spot, but scores the winner

Reason enough for Munich to pick up the pace again. And they did. After a double chance by Gnabry and Kane (74.), Siebert pointed to the spot again because the Englishman was brought down in the box. But the next shock for Bayern: Stritzel saved Kane's penalty, aimed at the left corner!

In the aftermath, Munich needed a few minutes to recover. However, only a few half-chances arose, such as Kane's header after a cross from Kimmich (85.). Wiesbaden initially withstood the final offensive.

The winning goal didn't come until just before the end. Kane was found by one of the many crosses from Serge Gnabry in the final phase and headed his Bayern into the second round from the far post.

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