Berlin, November 20 : .Augsburg won surprising victory over Bayern Munich with 2-1 wins in the first half thanks to Mads Pedersen’s and Andre Hahn’s goals. Bayern made a strong start to the match on Friday night.They could have ended the tie with just seven minutes remaining, but Omar Richards scored the goal from the box.Augsburg was quick to respond to Bayern’s first chance, and positioned itself well as a bulwark when the clock ticked.
Bayern was shocked when the Fuggerstadter scored the opening goal in the 23rd minutes.
Andi Zeqiri had done a good job building up and crossed into the box, which allowed Pedersen the opportunity to score the winning goal into the top-right corner.
Bayern was unable to be precise in the last third, so Augsburg invited them to do it again.
Marcel Sabitzer was dispossessed by Zeqiri before Hahn found him, and he tallied the 2-0 lead in the 35th minute.Xinhua reports.
After Robert Lewandowski’s lay-up on Thomas Muller’s back-heel, the German record holders reacted furiously and halved their deficit just three minutes later.
Bayern continued pressing forward after the restart but was unable to match Lewandowski’s loose ball, which he volleyed over the goal from close range five minutes into the second period.
Augsburg remained focused on its defense and tried to keep all of its players behind the ball, while Bayern was uninspired.
Alphonso Davies, Lewandowski were close to winning the match but could not beat Augsburg’s goalkeeper Rafal Gieskiwicz at the final stages.
Bayern Munich was beaten by Bayern Munich for the second time this season.Augsburg managed to secure crucial points and climb up from the third place into the 15th position.
Congratulations to Augsburg’s coach Markus Weinzierl.Today they won a well-deserved win.”We didn’t have enough opportunities to gain a point and are disappointed,” said Julian Nagelsmann, Bayern head coach.
“My team did a great job over the 90 minute period.
To win, we scored two goals in the first period.Bayern put more pressure on us after the restart but we held firm and won a well-deserved victory,” Augsburg coach Markus Weinzierl stated.
On Saturday, the following fixtures will be played: Borussia Dortmund hosts Stuttgart as runners-up, Armenia Bielefeld meets Wolfsburg, Bayer Leverkusen faces Bochum, Borussia monchengladbach takes on Greuther Furth and Hoffenheim plays Leipzig.Union Berlin is facing local rivals Hertha Berlin.
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