October 21, (THEWILL) – Bayern Munich maintained their unbeaten start to the Bundesliga season with a 3-1 victory away at Mainz on Saturday. Kingsley Coman and Harry Kane scored in the opening 16 minutes to put Bayern in control. Anthony Caci pulled a goal back for Mainz just before half-time to make it 2-1 at the break. However, Leon Goretzka restored Bayern’s two-goal advantage just before the hour mark as the visitors held on for the three points.
Bayern raced into a 2-0 lead inside the opening 15 minutes through Coman and Kane. Coman fired home after being set up by Leroy Sane on the counter-attack. Kane then headed in at the back post five minutes later. The England striker, fresh off scoring twice in the 3-1 win over Italy during the international break, netted his eighth league goal of the season.
Mainz halved the deficit just before half-time when Caci finished from a tight angle. However, Goretzka restored Bayern’s two-goal cushion with a low shot from the edge of the area just before the hour mark. Bayern were able to see out the victory comfortably in the end.
The result means Bayern have now won six and drawn two of their opening eight league matches this term. The German champions next face Galatasaray away in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday.
Jude Obafemi is a versatile senior Correspondent at THEWILL Newspapers, excelling in sourcing, researching, and delivering sports news stories for both print and digital publications.
