Bayern Move Four Factors Clear Atop
Bundesliga
Result: Bayern Munich 2-0 Augsburg
Date: 08 March 2020
Venue: Allianz Arena
Bayern Munich extended their lead near the top of the Bundesliga table to four details after beating Augsburg 2-0 on Sunday afternoon.
The Bavarians were unchanged from their thrashing of Hoffenheim, with young striker Joshua Zirkzee trusted to business lead the attack once more in the lack of the injured striker Robert Lewandowski.
Augsburg were positive in the early exchanges, going forward at every opportunity however they could not yet penetrate the Bayern defence.
Hans-Dieter Flick's expenses were construction momentum towards the half-hour mark nonetheless they too weren't creating clear chances and were however to test the site visitors' shot-stopper Andreas Luthe.
However, Bayern got a glorious possibility to break the deadlock with two a few minutes left of the primary stanza soon after Serge Gnabry chipped a delightful ball towards the box but Thomas Muller dragged his volley over the bar.
The hosts had an excellent start in the next stanza as Muller eventually broke the deadlock eight minutes from the break with a left-footed volley past Luthe after through ball above the defence by Jerome Boateng
Flick's troops were locating their rhythm in the years ahead and Zirkzee had a chance to double the lead found in the 65th minute after appearing teed up by Muller in the near post but his strike was first saved by Luthe.
Zirkzee kept Augsburg found in the overall game four minutes down the road with another brilliant save to parry away Coutinho's first-time hit from Gnabry's square move.
Florian Niederlechner had an excellent chance to level issues for Augsburg within the last 12 minutes after acquiring a square pass near Manuel Neuer but the German shot-stopper preserved Bayer's lead with point-blank save and Niederlechner wasted the rebound, guiding it large.
Leon Goretzka sealed the 3 tips for Bayern with the next goal early in stoppage period after guiding a minimal strike to the far post following his exchange of passes with Gnabry seeing that the Bavarians went four items clear near the top of the log.
Source: www.soccerladuma.co.za
