German Bundesliga

Greuther Furth vs Bayern 2021-22 German Bundesliga

  • 87': Cedric Itten
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1 - 3
  • 10': Thomas Müller
  • 31': Joshua Kimmich
  • Red Card 48': Benjamin Pavard
  • 68': Sebastian Griesbeck (OG)

Ten-man Bayern cruise past Fuerth to open up three-point lead

Bayern Munich eased past hosts Greuther Furth 3-1 on Friday, despite playing almost the entire second half with 10 men.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 10': Goal! SpVgg Greuther Fuerth 0, FC Bayern München 1. Thomas Müller (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a fast break.
  • 20': Branimir Hrgota (SpVgg Greuther Fuerth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 31': Goal! SpVgg Greuther Fuerth 0, FC Bayern München 2. Joshua Kimmich (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leroy Sané.
  • 44': Leroy Sané (FC Bayern München) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 48': Benjamin Pavard (FC Bayern München) is shown the red card.
  • 53': Nick Viergever (SpVgg Greuther Fuerth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 61': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Marcel Sabitzer replaces Leroy Sané.
  • 67': Substitution, SpVgg Greuther Fuerth. Dickson Abiama replaces Havard Nielsen.
  • 67': Dickson Abiama (SpVgg Greuther Fuerth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 68': Own Goal by Sebastian Griesbeck, SpVgg Greuther Fuerth. SpVgg Greuther Fuerth 0, FC Bayern München 3.
  • 76': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Serge Gnabry replaces Thomas Müller.
  • 76': Substitution, SpVgg Greuther Fuerth. Abdourahmane Barry replaces Jetro Willems.
  • 76': Substitution, SpVgg Greuther Fuerth. Timothy Tillman replaces Sebastian Griesbeck.
  • 76': Substitution, SpVgg Greuther Fuerth. Cedric Itten replaces Branimir Hrgota.
  • 83': Abdourahmane Barry (SpVgg Greuther Fuerth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 86': Substitution, SpVgg Greuther Fuerth. Jamie Leweling replaces Julian Green.
  • 86': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Josip Stanisic replaces Niklas Süle.
  • 87': Substitution, FC Bayern München. Jamal Musiala replaces Leon Goretzka.
  • 87': Goal! SpVgg Greuther Fuerth 1, FC Bayern München 3. Cedric Itten (SpVgg Greuther Fuerth) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Timothy Tillman with a cross.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, SpVgg Greuther Fuerth 1, FC Bayern München 3.

Game Information

Competition: German Bundesliga

Venue: Sportpark Ronhof | Thomas Sommer
Location: Fürth, Germany
Attendance: 11,740

German Bundesliga Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+59 Bayer Leverkusen 32 84 0
+49 Bayern Munich 32 69 7
+34 VfB Stuttgart 32 67 7
+38 RB Leipzig 32 63 7
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Statistics

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13 Fouls 19
1 Yellow Cards 4
1 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 4
3 Corner Kicks 6
4 Saves 2
67.3 Possession 32.7
12 SHOTS 10
4 ON GOAL 5
0.3 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
539 Accurate Passes 224
624 Passes 296
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 2
15 Crosses 16
0.2 Cross % 0.1
54 Long Balls 50
27 Accurate Long Balls 17
0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
3 Blocked Shots 3
6 Effective Tackles 12
13 Tackles 16
0.5 Tackle % 0.8
10 Interceptions 13
19 Effective Clearances 26
19 Clearances 26

Line-Ups

SGF SpVgg Greuther Furth (4-3-3)

No. Name
30 Sascha Burchert (GK)
24 Nick Viergever Yellow Card
4 Maximilian Bauer
15 Jetro Willems
18 Marco Meyerhöfer
33 Paul Seguin
37 Julian Green
22 Sebastian Griesbeck
10 Branimir Hrgota Yellow Card
28 Jeremy Dudziak
16 Havard Nielsen

MUN Bayern Munich (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Manuel Neuer (GK)
2 Dayot Upamecano
21 Lucas Hernández
4 Niklas Süle
6 Joshua Kimmich
8 Leon Goretzka
19 Alphonso Davies
5 Benjamin Pavard Red Card
9 Robert Lewandowski
10 Leroy Sané
25 Thomas Müller

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