That’s how it is in sport and in life: you may get your five minutes of fame only once. So, either you make the most of it, or you don’t. The Osnabruck players certainly did, even though they were comfortably beaten by Bayern in the first round of the German Cup – 1:4 (1:2). And it really was five minutes of fame, because just as the fifth minute was approaching, they scored a goal that will be remembered and talked about for a long time. Robin Meissner unleashed a shot from around 25 metres, and goalkeeper Jonas Urbig could only watch as the ball took a very strange trajectory before ending up in the net.Still, that change in goal was one of the few alterations Vincent Kompany made to his strongest starting XI. He showed the competition, in which his team are defending their trophy, the respect it deserves, did not underestimate the opposition, and was rewarded with a comeback and a very convincing victory. It was something of a rarity, too, because it doesn’t happen often: not a single Bundesliga side was eliminated in the first round of the competition. The schedule had arranged for Bayern to play their first three matches of the season in three different competitions – the Super Cup, the Bundesliga and, now, the German Cup. Harry Kane had been unusually quiet in front of goal in the first two, but he finally broke his duck tonight, scoring twice to help his team to victory.He scored Bayern’s first and last goals, initially after a Kimmich cross and a poor reaction from the opposition centre-back, and then from the penalty spot after Aleksandar Pavlović was brought down just moments after coming off the bench. There was plenty of Olise magic as well. He played a significant role in the second goal and scored the third himself. The second was the work of Tom Bischof, who started the move before brilliantly following it through, arriving in exactly the right place to pick up the loose ball and slot it home. Ismael Saibari made his first start in a Bayern shirt. In the end, it was a routine job and just another day at the office for Bayern. And one that the fans at Bremer Brucke will certainly have something to remember…##NAJAVA_MECA_9930179##
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