1. FC Union Berlin – Eintracht Frankfurt 1:1 (0:1)
Eintracht Frankfurt only managed a draw in the game against Union Berlin. In front of a good 22,000 spectators in the Köpenick stadium at the Alte Försterei, the Hessians couldn’t get past a 1-1 (1-0) draw. Frankfurt’s Mario Götze scored in his 300th Bundesliga appearance to give the guests the lead (14th). Benedict Hollerbach scored the deserved equalizer in the second half (66th). Thanks to the draw, Union Berlin remained unbeaten in the fourth home game of the season and secured fourth place in the table. Frankfurt, which had to end the game with ten men after the yellow-red card against Arthur Theate (76th), is in sixth place with 14 points, ahead of Borussia Dortmund and VfB Stuttgart.
In the early stages both teams appeared offensive. After Köpenick failed to clear a corner, the ball bounced to the feet of Ellyes Skhiri, who fed Götze at the far post with a half-shot. The 2014 world champion just had to push the ball in.
Union came out of the break with more momentum, but captain Christopher Trimmel (50th) only hit the post with his direct shot. Finally, Hollerbach redeemed the Köpenick fans by lifting the ball over Trapp into the right corner of the goal. Initially, referee Harm Osmers ruled it offside, but after video review the goal counted.
VfL Bochum – FC Bayern Munich 0:5 (0:2)
FC Bayern Munich won the Bundesliga game against VfL Bochum 5-0 (2-0). The goals for the clearly superior Bayern were scored by Michael Olise (16th minute), Jamal Musiala (26th), Harry Kane (57th), Leroy Sané (65th) and Kingsley Coman (71st). Thanks to this success, Munich remains undefeated at the top of the Bundesliga. Bottom light Bochum Still waiting for the first win of the season under interim coaches Markus Feldhoff and Murat Ural.
Bayern only failed to get the game started in front of 26,000 spectators in the sold-out Ruhrstadion. In the eighth minute of the game, VfL striker Moritz Broschinski had already passed the ball past Bayern player Manuel Neuer after a long cross. Only a sprint by central defender Min-jae Kim, who cleared the ball just in front of the goal, prevented the early deficit. Nevertheless, it was Bayern who took the lead with two free kicks from the edge of the penalty area. Michael Olise (16th) shot the first over the wall directly into the Bochum goal, the second was played briefly by Joshua Kimmich to Jamal Musiala (26th), who successfully headed the ball into the goal.
In the second half, Kingsley Coman scored a goal (54′), but it didn’t count due to an offside position. Shortly afterwards, it was Kane who extended the lead and scored his ninth goal of the season (58th). Substitutes Sané (65th) and Coman (71st) increased the final score. After eight games and a coach’s dismissal, VfL only has a single point.
Read the match reports from Friday and Saturday here.
Eintracht Frankfurt only managed a draw in the game against Union Berlin. In front of a good 22,000 spectators in the Köpenick stadium at the Alte Försterei, the Hessians couldn’t get past a 1-1 (1-0) draw. Frankfurt’s Mario Götze scored in his 300th Bundesliga appearance to give the guests the lead (14th). Benedict Hollerbach scored the deserved equalizer in the second half (66th). Thanks to the draw, Union Berlin remained unbeaten in the fourth home game of the season and secured fourth place in the table. Frankfurt, which had to end the game with ten men after the yellow-red card against Arthur Theate (76th), is in sixth place with 14 points, ahead of Borussia Dortmund and VfB Stuttgart.
