Ten-man Bayern uppends Schalke
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April 5, 2010, Monday
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BAYERN Munich scored twice in a minute then clung on with 10 men for more than half the match to win 2-1 at Schalke 04 and replace its opponent at the top of the German Bundesliga on Saturday.
Franck Ribery and Thomas Mueller put Bayern in command with quickfire goals midway through the first half but the game soon changed as Kevin Kuranyi pulled one back for Schalke.
Bayern had Hamit Altintop sent off in the 41st minute after being booked twice in six minutes but the Bavarians held out comfortably in the second half against uninspired opponents to go a point clear at the top.
Stefan Kiessling scored twice for third-placed Bayer Leverkusen to join Kuranyi at the top of the scoring table with 18 goals, although his team lost 2-3 to a late goal at Eintracht Frankfurt.
Bayern leads with 59 points from 29 games and five matches to play, one ahead of Schalke, while Leverkusen, a team which has become famous for fading at the crucial stage of the season, is a further five points behind.
Bundesliga record
Leverkusen was unbeaten after its first 24 games, a Bundesliga record, but has lost four of its last five. It is only one point clear of Borussia Dortmund, which beat Werder Bremen 2-1 to close in on a Champions League qualifying spot.
Bottom club Hertha Berlin won 3-0 at Cologne to move within three points of 16th-placed Freiburg, which was held 1-1 at home by VfL Bochum and occupies the relegation playoff place.
"We didn't give them a single chance in the second half and created some ourselves," said Bayern coach Louis van Gaal, whose team also won 1-0 at Schalke in a German Cup semifinal 10 days ago.
"We're leading the table and we still have a chance in three competitions, that is unbelievable,"
Bayern stunned the 61,000 crowd in Gelsenkirchen in the 25th when Ribery stroked a low shot into the left-hand corner after the ball was headed into the Frenchman's path by Bastian Schweinsteiger following a cross from the left.
Incredibly, Schalke then lost possession from the kickoff as Altintop stole the ball off Rafinha and slipped it to Ivica Olic, scorer of the winner in last Tuesday's 2-1 Champions League defeat of Manchester United. Olic in turn laid the ball off for Mueller to tap into an empty net.
Franck Ribery and Thomas Mueller put Bayern in command with quickfire goals midway through the first half but the game soon changed as Kevin Kuranyi pulled one back for Schalke.
Bayern had Hamit Altintop sent off in the 41st minute after being booked twice in six minutes but the Bavarians held out comfortably in the second half against uninspired opponents to go a point clear at the top.
Stefan Kiessling scored twice for third-placed Bayer Leverkusen to join Kuranyi at the top of the scoring table with 18 goals, although his team lost 2-3 to a late goal at Eintracht Frankfurt.
Bayern leads with 59 points from 29 games and five matches to play, one ahead of Schalke, while Leverkusen, a team which has become famous for fading at the crucial stage of the season, is a further five points behind.
Bundesliga record
Leverkusen was unbeaten after its first 24 games, a Bundesliga record, but has lost four of its last five. It is only one point clear of Borussia Dortmund, which beat Werder Bremen 2-1 to close in on a Champions League qualifying spot.
Bottom club Hertha Berlin won 3-0 at Cologne to move within three points of 16th-placed Freiburg, which was held 1-1 at home by VfL Bochum and occupies the relegation playoff place.
"We didn't give them a single chance in the second half and created some ourselves," said Bayern coach Louis van Gaal, whose team also won 1-0 at Schalke in a German Cup semifinal 10 days ago.
"We're leading the table and we still have a chance in three competitions, that is unbelievable,"
Bayern stunned the 61,000 crowd in Gelsenkirchen in the 25th when Ribery stroked a low shot into the left-hand corner after the ball was headed into the Frenchman's path by Bastian Schweinsteiger following a cross from the left.
Incredibly, Schalke then lost possession from the kickoff as Altintop stole the ball off Rafinha and slipped it to Ivica Olic, scorer of the winner in last Tuesday's 2-1 Champions League defeat of Manchester United. Olic in turn laid the ball off for Mueller to tap into an empty net.
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