DBasia.news – Hansi Flick’s team must wait until the end of the fight to reap three points. The final minute goals from Joshua Zirkzee and Serge Gnabry. Bayern Munich reaped a 3-1 victory over SC Freiburg when they visited on Thursday (12/19/2019) AM.
Playing in the opponent’s turf, Bayern Munich were immediately in control of the game since the early minutes. Just two minutes into the game, Philippe Coutinho almost made the opening goal. However, his right foot flicked to an empty goal and was swept by Manuel Gulde.
Five minutes later, chances were again obtained by Bayern Munich. However, Thomas Mueller’s kick only hit the crossbar which was escorted by Mark Flekken.
Nine minutes later, the first goal was created through a fast attack scheme from behind. Starting from the ball offered by Manuel Neuer, Alphonso Davies played a one-two bait, then dribbled it into the opponent’s area. He then sent a horizontal cross which was able to be passed by Robert Lewandowski into the opponent’s goal.
The goal against Freiburg was extremely meaningful for Robert Lewandowski in the hunt for the title of top scorer. Thanks to the goal, he broke away from the pursuit of Timo Werner who the previous day equaled the acquisition of 18 goals thanks to the brace against Borussia Dortmund.
Despite mastering the game, does not mean that Bayern Munich’s goal is safe. In the 31st minute, Manuel Neuer was forced to make a brilliant save against Freiburg’s dangerous chance. Through a counterattack, Mike Frantz released a cross that was met by Lucas Holer’s kick. Neuer calmly brushed off the kick from inside the penalty box well.
In the 40th minute, Neuer had to struggle again to save Vincenzo Grifo’s hard shot that led to the lower left corner of the net. The ball that he pushed over failed to reach Janik Haberer and the position did not change.
Entering the second half, the view did not change. The guest is in control of the game, but is ineffective in arranging attacks and fragile when attacking back. The result, the host equaled in the 59th minute.
Starting from the counter-attack from the right side, Kwon Chang-hoon, gave feedback to Janik Haberer who then gave feedback to the far post. Vincenzo Grifo mercilessly fired hard without being able to be contained by Manuel Neuer.
Afterwards, Freiburg seemed to be receiving a relief. Many times, they were able to endanger Die Roten’s defenses. Their goal was again threatened in the 64th minute when Ivan Perisic welcomed Serge Gnabry’s pass. However, Flekken was able to dismiss the ball over the bar.
In the 78th minute, Serge Gnabry was able to strike the ball into Freiburg’s goal. However, the referee disallowed the goal because in the process, Lewandowski was already stuck in an offside position.
The victory was finally obtained at the last minute. Joshua Zirkzee made it to 2-1 for Bayern Munich after continuing Lewandowski’s pass. Then, Serge Gnabry increased the score to 3-1 through a counter-attack which was initiated by Thiago Alcantara.
Line-up:
SC Freiburg (3-4-3): 26-Mark Flekken, 5-Manuel Gulde, 25-Robin Koch, 23-Dominique Heintz, 19-Janik Haberer, 8-Mike Frantz (28 Kwon Chang-hoon 54), 27- Nicolas Hoefler, 30-Christian Guenter, 9-Lucas Hoeler (4-Nico Schlotterbeck 90), 32-Vincenzo Grifo (21-Brandon Borello 75), 18-Nils Petersen.
Coach: Christian Streich
Bayern Munich (4-3-3): 1-Manuel Neuer, 32-Joshua Kimmich, 5-Benjamin Pavard, 27-David Alaba, 19-Alphonso Davies, 25-Thomas Mueller (8-Javi Martinez 63), 6-Thiago Alcantara, 10-Philippe Coutinho (35-Joshua Zirkzee 90), 22-Serge Gnabry, 14-Ivan Perisic, 9-Robert Lewandowski.
Coach: Hansi Flick