Bayern Munich defeated Boca Juniors 2-1 in a match from the second round of Group C of the Club World Cup and secured a place in the knockout phase, BTA reported.
Bayern scored in the 10th minute, when Michael Oliseh scored. However, the replay showed that there was a foul on the Argentine goalkeeper, Augustin Marquesin, and the goal was disallowed.
Eight minutes later, the Bavarians opened the scoring through Harry Kane, who was left uncovered and hit the target from close range. The Germans could have scored a second goal by the end of the half, but Kingsley Coman and Oliseh made mistakes.
Kevin Senon from Boca made it as difficult as possible for Manuel Neuer, but the result did not change. At the very end of the first half, Kane missed a second goal. After the restart, Bayern continued to dominate. Another good opportunity was wasted by Oliseh.
This is how it came to the 66th minute, when Miguel Merentiel was brought out from the right, easily overcame a German defender and with a solid shot beat Neuer for 1:1. The climax came in the 84th minute, when Kane found Oliseh and he scored for 2:1 in favor of Bayern.
Shortly after that, Laimer also scored with a very beautiful passing shot, but was subsequently ruled offside. The Bavarians became the second team after Brazilian Botafogo to qualify for the knockout stages early. Boca, on the other hand, is the first South American team to lose at the US tournament. The Argentines still have a real and not small chance of advancing, as they face group outsiders Oakland City in the final round, while their direct competitor for second place Benfica will play Bayern.
Esperance Tunis defeated FC Los Angeles in a Group D match. Youssef Belaili scored the only goal in the 70th minute. In the first half, the Americans, with their star players - Hugo Lloris and Olivier Giroud - had complete dominance. The hosts managed to score twice in the 15th and 28th minutes, but they were disallowed due to ambushes.