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Bayern wins but Schalke poor form continues
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December 20, 2012, Thursday
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BAYERN Munich's Franck Ribery was sent off for slapping an opponent just after halftime but that did not stop his side moving into the German Cup quarterfinals with a 2-0 win at Augsburg on Tuesday.
Fellow Champions League competitor Schalke 04 slumped out of the competition in a 1-2 defeat by visiting Mainz 05, while Bundesliga side Fortuna Duesseldorf was stunned 0-2 by third-tier Kickers Offenbach.
Bayern, which also leads the Bundesliga at the start of the winter break, grabbed the lead against the run of play with striker Mario Gomez tapping in from close range. But things took a turn for the worse at the start of the second half when winger Ribery slapped South Korea's Koo Ja-cheol and received a straight red card.
In an entertaining second half both sides missed several good chances, with Mario Mandzukic, who has failed to score since the return of Gomez in November, twice coming close for Bayern.
Xherdan Shaqiri settled the visitors' nerves five minutes from time, slotting in after good play by Mandzukic and Thomas Mueller to ensure Bayern finished the year on a high.
With new Schalke coach Jens Keller, who replaced Huub Stevens on Sunday, making his debut, the host showed few signs of recovery in the cup after losing four and winning none of its last six league games.
Schalke allowed the visitor to take a 30th-minute lead when Marco Caligiuri drilled in from 16 meters.
Dutch striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar drew it level but the joy was short-lived as Nicolai Mueller controlled a Jan Kirchhoff cross to fire in the winner seven minutes from time.
Fellow Champions League competitor Schalke 04 slumped out of the competition in a 1-2 defeat by visiting Mainz 05, while Bundesliga side Fortuna Duesseldorf was stunned 0-2 by third-tier Kickers Offenbach.
Bayern, which also leads the Bundesliga at the start of the winter break, grabbed the lead against the run of play with striker Mario Gomez tapping in from close range. But things took a turn for the worse at the start of the second half when winger Ribery slapped South Korea's Koo Ja-cheol and received a straight red card.
In an entertaining second half both sides missed several good chances, with Mario Mandzukic, who has failed to score since the return of Gomez in November, twice coming close for Bayern.
Xherdan Shaqiri settled the visitors' nerves five minutes from time, slotting in after good play by Mandzukic and Thomas Mueller to ensure Bayern finished the year on a high.
With new Schalke coach Jens Keller, who replaced Huub Stevens on Sunday, making his debut, the host showed few signs of recovery in the cup after losing four and winning none of its last six league games.
Schalke allowed the visitor to take a 30th-minute lead when Marco Caligiuri drilled in from 16 meters.
Dutch striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar drew it level but the joy was short-lived as Nicolai Mueller controlled a Jan Kirchhoff cross to fire in the winner seven minutes from time.
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