Harry Kane scored a hat-trick for Bayern Munich's 4-1 victory over host Hoffenheim in a match from the fourth round of the German Bundesliga, BTA reports.
Kane opened the scoring a minute before the end of the first half after a well-executed corner kick. The Englishman headed to the near post, where he received a pass on the ground and from the move was accurate for 1:0 in favor of the Bavarians.
In the second half, he completed his hat-trick with goals from penalties in the 48th and 77th minutes, before Vladimir Tsoufal in the 72nd minute returned a goal for the hosts.
At the end of the added time of the match, substitute Serge Gnabry made the final 4:1 in favor of the champions with a shot from a small angle.
Freiburg registered a second consecutive victory after 3:0 in their visit to Werder Bremen. Vincenzo Griffo gave the visitors the lead in the 33rd minute from the penalty spot, and in the 54th minute he assisted Junior Adamu, who made it 2:0. The final 3:0 became a fact a quarter of an hour before the end, when 18-year-old Werder defender Karim Coulibaly scored an own goal.
Despite playing almost the entire second half with a man less, Mainz won 4:1 away at Augsburg in another match of the round. "Carnival Club" led 2:0 at half-time through Kaishu Sano and Dominik Kor, but Kor was sent off in the 53rd minute for a second yellow card.
This did not affect the Mainz team in any way, who were determined to record their first victory in the Bundesliga and in the 60th minute Paul Nebel made it 3:0. Nine minutes later, Armindo Sieb also scored for 4-0, and Augsburg only managed to score a consolation goal in the 83rd minute through Samuel Essende.
Hamburger SV achieved their first victory since returning to the elite of German football after a 2-1 victory over Heidenheim. The goals for the hosts were scored by Luka Vušković and Ryan Filipe, while Adam Kolle scored for Heidenheim in added time at the end.