English forward, Harry Kane, maintained his beautiful start to life at Bayern Munich by netting a club-record ninth goal in his opening eight (8) Bundesliga matches.
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| English forward, Harry Kane, celebrates goal for Bayern Munich with teammates in the Bundesliga 2023/24 match against Mainz 05 on Saturday 21 October, 2023. Photo: @FCBayernEN |
Bayern Munich defeated Mainz 05 3-1 in Mainz in the Bundesliga 2023/24 match on Saturday 21 October, 2023.
Kingsley Coman opened scoring for Thomas Tuchel’s side in the 11th minute, and Kane successfully converted Leon Goretzka’s assist to make it two for the visitors in the 16th minute.
Anthony Caci pulled one back for Mainz 05 in the 43rd minute.
Goretzka sealed victory for Bayern Munich in the 59th minute with the third goal.
With this outcome, Bayern Munich are third with twenty (20) points, two (2) points behind toppers, Bayer Leverkusen, while Mainz 05 are eighteenth with two (2) points.
Results ⬇
| Bundesliga 2023/24 – Results – Saturday 21 October, 2023 |
| Darmstadt 1-3 RB Leipzig |
| Freiburg 2-1 Bochum |
| Hoffenheim 1-3 Eintracht Frankfurt |
| Union Berlin 0-3 VfB Stuttgart |
| Wolfsburg 1-2 Bayer Leverkusen |
| Mainz 05 1-3 Bayern Munich |
In his post-match comments, Bayern Munich manager, Thomas Tuchel said: “It was a demanding game for us – physically more than anything after the international break and injuries. The team deserves praise.”
