Bundesliga – Kane's brace helps Bayern Munich defeat Mainz 2-1, maintaining their unbeaten run.

In the 9th round of the 2026/27 Bundesliga season, Bayern Munich traveled to Mainz 05 for an away game. They ultimately defeated their opponents 2-1, extending their unbeaten record at the start of the season to 14 games.

Currently, Bayern Munich sits atop the table with 21 points from 6 wins and 3 draws. Mainz, on the other hand, is in 11th place with 10 points from 3 wins, 1 draw, and 5 losses.

After the start of the first half, Bayern Munich quickly took control of the game. In the 14th minute, Harry Kane crossed from the edge of the penalty area, and Joshua Kimmich scored with a long-range shot to give Bayern a 1-0 lead. In the 17th minute, Michael Olisse crossed from the right wing, and Nathaniel Brown's shot at the far post was caught by Robin Zentner. In the 18th minute, Olisse's corner kick from the right was headed by Dayo Upamecano inside the penalty area, but Zentner still managed to save it.

In the 20th minute, Mainz finally had their first shot of the match: Nadim Amiri's corner kick from the left was headed just wide by Ransford Konichtdorfer. In the 37th minute, Lennart Karl broke through midfield and delivered a through ball, but Kane's chip shot was blocked by Zentner's outstretched leg. In the 40th minute, Amiri's free kick from the left was headed in by Lee Jae-sung, but the goal was ruled offside. In the third minute of first-half stoppage time, Kane played a diagonal pass from the edge of the box to the left, but Josep Stanišić's follow-up shot missed the target.

After the break, Bayern Munich remained the first to score: In the 57th minute, Kane's cross-shot from the right side of the penalty area forced Zentner to rush out of his goal, and Karl capitalized on the opportunity to slot the ball into the net. In the 61st minute, Olise delivered a diagonal pass from the right wing, and Kimmich's follow-up shot from a tight angle was saved by Zentner. In the 63rd minute, Kimmich sent a cross from the attacking third, and Kane's chip shot from the right side of the penalty area went just over the bar.

In the 69th minute, Kane passed the ball to the right wing, and Olise, after a slight adjustment, curled a shot that was saved by Zentner. In the 78th minute, Olise passed the ball back from the right side of the penalty area, and Kimmich's shot from the center went high and wide. In the 87th minute, Brown crossed from the left, and Upamecano's header at the far post only hit the crossbar.

In the second minute of stoppage time in the second half, Benedikt Hollerbach crossed the ball from the left wing at a 45-degree angle, and Philipp Titz headed it into the net to pull one back for Mainz. The match ended with Bayern Munich winning 2-1 away from home.

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