Munich beat Mainz 4-0 to reach the last 16 of the Pokal...Musalla scores first career hat-trick
Munich beat Mainz 4-0 to reach the last 16 of the Pokal...Musalla scores first career hat-trick
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German professional soccer's Bayern Munich, where international center back Kim Min-jae continued his season-long starting streak, defeated Mainz behind a hat trick from Jermain Musial to advance to the round of 16 in the DFB-Pokal (German Football Association Cup).
The Bavarians cruised to a 4-0 victory over Mainz in the second leg (round of 32) of the 2024-2025 DFB-Pokal at the Meva Arena in Mainz, Germany, on Monday (Jan. 31).
Musalla opened the scoring just two minutes after kickoff and then unleashed a three-goal barrage in the first half to take a commanding lead.
Mkhitaryan opened the scoring with a right-footed finish from the left side of the goal area off a Harry Kane pass, and then doubled his tally in the 37th minute when he headed home a Kane header after the goalkeeper had cleared.
Leroy Sane made it 3-0 with a sharp left-footed strike in the 46th minute, before Musial completed his hat-trick three minutes later, finishing off a cutback from Konrad Reimer.
After scoring his third goal, Musial held up three fingers to share his joy with his teammates.
It was the first career hat-trick for Moussaoui, now 21, 메이저사이트 who made his professional debut for Munich in 2020 as a teenager and quickly established himself as a flanker.
He has never scored multiple goals for the German national team.
He has four goals and two assists in the Bundesliga this season.
In a very one-sided game that saw Munich enjoy 81 percent of the possession, Kim Min-jae, who played alongside Eric Dier in the center of defense, was steady at the back to help secure a clean sheet.
Up until this point, Kim had started all 13 of Munich's official matches.
With the game in hand, Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany brought Kim to the bench 13 minutes into the second half to rest him. Leon Goretzka came on in his place.
Dier's injury in the 32nd minute added to Kompany's worries. Munich have a number of injuries in their defense.
Mainz's Lee Jae-Sung and Hong Hyun-Seok did not play on the day, so the 'Korean derby' did not happen.
With Mainz unable to mount a second-half comeback, the referee ended the game with no extra time after 45 minutes.
Union Berlin, who were without Jung Woo-young, were eliminated in the second round after losing 0-2 away to Bielefeld.
The draw for the round of 16 will be made on Nov. 3 local time, with the round of 16 matches taking place on Dec. 3-4.