Last Updated: October 29, 2023, 00:30 IST
MUNICH, Germany:Bayern Munich pulverised Darmstadt 98 8-0 on Saturday with a Harry Kane hat-trick and all of the objectives coming within the second half to go high of the Bundesliga, as keeper Manuel Neuer’s harm comeback was overshadowed by a report three red playing cards.
The hosts, enjoying with 10 males, had been unstoppable after the break in opposition to 9-man Darmstadt, opening their account with Kane’s 52nd-minute diving header.
Leroy Sane struck twice, both facet of a Jamal Musiala objective to kill off the sport and Kane scored once more with a shocking 60-metre looping shot from contained in the Bayern half.
Thomas Mueller added one other and Musiala bagged his second 5 minutes later earlier than Kane accomplished his hat-trick with his twelfth objective in 9 league video games.
In a topsy-turvy first half, Bayern’s Joshua Kimmich and two Darmstadt gamers had been despatched off with straight red playing cards, the primary time this has occurred within the opening 45 minutes of a Bundesliga recreation.
“That was a crazy first half against a tough opponent,” Bayern coach Thomas Tuchel mentioned.
“Overall, the first half had too many mistakes and we lacked intensity. After the break the response was clear. We had one extra player, we played out a lot of chances, scored a lot of goals.”
“But it was an unusual game. No one expected it to end like this,” Tuchel added.
Bayern are on 23 factors, one forward of Bayer Leverkusen, who play Freiburg on Sunday. VfB Stuttgart dropped to 3rd place on 21 factors following their 3-2 residence loss to Hoffenheim.
RB Leipzig crushed Cologne 6-0 and are fourth on 20 factors, degree with Borussia Dortmund who can be a part of Bayern on the high with victory over Eintracht Frankfurt on Sunday.
In Munich, all eyes had been on the 37-12 months-previous Neuer, who broke his leg in a snowboarding accident in December 2022 following Germany’s early World Cup exit, and he acquired a loud welcome from the house followers as he led his staff out as captain.
The celebrations, nonetheless, turned bitter within the fourth minute when Neuer handed the ball to midfielder Kimmich, who failed to manage the ball and pulled down Marwin Mehlem on the fringe of the field to be despatched off.
Even numbers had been restored within the twenty first when the guests had been additionally left with 10 males following the dismissal of Klaus Gjasula for a final-man foul on Konrad Laimer.
Neuer confirmed he was on observe to get again to his easiest when he stopped Mehlem’s effort following a fast Darmstadt break earlier than the guests had one other participant despatched off.
Matej Maglica was ordered off within the forty first after carry down Kane, who was sprinting clear, setting a league report with three sendings-off within the first half.
There was no stopping Bayern after the break as they went on the rampage, scoring eight instances in 37 minutes.
Darmstadt had been helpless and Kane’s audacious second objective was an early candidate for objective of the 12 months.
(This story has not been edited by News18 workers and is revealed from a syndicated information company feed – Reuters)
