Bundesliga Comprehensive: Kane “wears the hat” again as Bayern beats Mainz
Xinhua News Agency, Berlin, March 9 (Reporter Liu Yang) – The 25th round of the 2023-2024 Bundesliga season showcased an impressive performance by Bayern Munich as they defeated Mainz, the second-last team in the standings, with a resounding 8-1 victory at home. Star striker Kane scored his fourth “hat trick” of the season in this match.
During the first half of the game, Kane displayed his prowess by scoring two goals with both his left and right feet. Goretzka also contributed with a supplementary shot. Although Amiri managed to get a goal back for Mainz, Bayern held a comfortable lead of 3-1 going into halftime. In the second half, goals from Muller and Musiala further solidified Bayern’s dominant performance. Gnabry, who had been struggling to find the back of the net, scored his first goal of the season. Kane then sealed his “hat trick” with a header, making him the first player to achieve this feat four times in his debut Bundesliga season. In stoppage time, Goretzka added another goal to make it 8-1.
Meanwhile, Dortmund secured a 2-1 victory against Werder Bremen on the road, despite being down to 10 men in the second half. Sancho and Malen each scored in the first half to give Dortmund the lead, but their advantage was threatened when Sabitzer received a red card and was sent off in stoppage time. Bremen capitalized on their numerical advantage in the second half, scoring a goal in the 70th minute.
In other matches, Leipzig defeated Darmstadt 2-0 at home, Monchengladbach drew 3-3 with Cologne, and Augsburg claimed a 1-0 victory over Heidenheim at home.
Overall, it was an action-packed round in the Bundesliga, with standout performances from top teams and players like Kane leaving fans eagerly anticipating the next round of fixtures.