The Dutch international scored the decider against VfL Bochum with seconds to go and booked Bayern’s berth in the last eight of the DFB-Pokal.
The Bavarians took on 2.Bundesliga side http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Toni-Kroos-c35425 an Arjen Robben after the
interval made sure that Bayern progressed to the last eight of the competition.
Bayern fielded a strong side in the match with the likes of Franck Ribery, Arjen Robben and Toni Kroos starting in midfield. The Munich giants also started with a strong back four which comprised of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Daniel-Van-Buyten-c10095, Jerome Boateng,
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Philipp-Lahm-c29929 and Holger Badstuber.
The hosts were without midfielder Christoph Kramer in the match who missed through injury. Meanwhile, Takashi Inui and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Faton-Toski-c13417 were available for the crucial tie and started in the centre of the park, after doubts concerning
their fitness. Tae-Se Jong and Mirkan Aydin started upfront for the hosts.
It was a slow start for the visitors as the home side dominated possession and were good at moving forward. Bayern were getting used to the new combination upfront which saw http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ivica-Olic-c17399 as the lone striker. The Croatian was slow
in moving forward and clearly looked short of match fitness.
The Munich giants were dealt with a blow in the 26th minute when Federico scored the opening goal of the match after some poor defending from Lahm on the left. Takashi Inui played in a delightful ball to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Mirkan-Aydin-c26002
and the winger put in a low cross across for the striker to tap in. The visiting fans were in a state of shock as they did not expect their side to be trailing.
Bayern were average throughout the first period and did not create many chances to tease the opposition. The Bundesliga leaders brought on Mario Gomez and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/David-Alaba-c10416 at the start of the second-half, replacing want-away striker
Ivica Olic and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Luiz-Gustavo-c22844.
The substitution instantly reaped dividends as Mario Gomez played an amazing through ball to Kroos, who had no qualms to put it in with a low shot past the keeper. After that, it was all Bayern Munich in the match. They dominated
the proceedings after the goal and were a constant threat to the opposition’s defence. However, the luck was not on their side as the chances were not being converted into goals.
It was not until the last minute when the Bavarians took the lead through Dutchman http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Arjen-Robben-c6521. The winger hit a stunning finish past the goalkeeper after some sensational work from Ribery on the left. The win takes Bayern Munich
to the quarter-final of the German Cup which means they are still in the race for the treble.
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