In front of 25,000 allowed spectators, Branimir Hrgota initially duped Bayern with his free-kick goal in the 42nd minute, which was decisively deflected by Marcel Sabitzer. Nothing worked for Bayern in the first half, then they worked their way through goals 27 and 28 of the season by Lewandowski (46′, 82′), an own goal by Sebastian Griesbeck (61′) and a goal by Eric-Maxim Choupo- Moting (91st).
The people of Fürth had to struggle with bad luck two more times: First, Max Christiansen missed the 2:2 with a long-range shot to the outside bar (67th). Shortly thereafter, Marco Meyerhöfer also shot the goal from an acute angle (71′). Sabitzer was replaced in the 87th minute by Bayern, who are still six points ahead of Borussia Dortmund.
Gladbach goes down in Dortmund
Difficult times are again ahead for his compatriot Adi Hütter as Gladbach coach. The “foals” went down 0: 6 in Dortmund, goal scorers were in the absence of the injured Erling Haaland Marco Reus (26th, 81st), Donyell Malen (32nd), Marius Wolf (70th), Youssoufa Moukoko (74th) and Emre Can (91st/penalty). Stefan Lainer played for the losers until the 67th minute. Gladbach is currently 13th in the table.
In the last game of the evening, RB Leipzig impressed in a 6-1 away win over Hertha BSC and moved back up to fourth place. Benjamin Henrichs (20′), Christopher Nkunku (64’/penalty, 67′), Dani Olmo (74′), Amadou Haidara (81′) and Yussuf Poulsen (88′) scored for the Saxons, Stefan Jovetic managed to equalize in the meantime (48th). At Leipzig Konrad Laimer was in action until the 60th minute, the Berliners ended the game after Marc Oliver Kempf was ruled out (62nd).
Next goal by Gregoritsch not enough
ÖFB striker Michael Gregoritsch scored once more for FC Augsburg on Saturday, but that was ultimately not enough in the 2-1 defeat against SC Freiburg on matchday 23 in the German Bundesliga. Gregoritsch compensated for the visitors’ early lead by Nils Petersen (4th) with his sixth goal of the season (the fourth in the last six games, note) with a precise low shot from 18 meters (16th), which made it 1:2 by Nico Schlotterbeck (26th) had the league-16. but nothing measurable to oppose. A Gregoritsch header (78th) caused danger again, but not for a draw. Freiburg remain in the race for a place in the European Cup.
Hoffenheim turns game in Wolfsburg
That also applies to Hoffenheim. The Kraichgauers, for whom Christoph Baumgartner played through and Stefan Posch was substituted in the 70th minute (Florian Grillitsch was absent due to the fifth yellow card), had four minutes in Wolfsburg to turn the game around. Jacob Bruun Larsen with a side kick (74′) and Andrej Kramaric (78′) more than made up for the VfL lead through Jonas Wind (36′).
Patrick Wimmer prepared the important winning goal from Bielefeld by Masaya Okugawa (53rd) with a great hole pass. Bielefeld, for whom Alessandro Schöpf played through, is now 14th in the table. VfB Stuttgart, where ÖFB team player Sasa Kalajdzic returned to the squad after calf problems and sat on the bench, had a bitter 1-1 draw against Bayern in the relegation battle -Munich conqueror VfL Bochum accept. The Swabians only conceded the equalizer in the 95th minute with a penalty kick from Eduard Löwen.
Cologne defeats Frankfurt
1. FC Köln won the evening game against Eintracht Frankfurt 1-0 and can therefore continue to dream of an international starting place for the coming season. Cologne’s goal scorer on duty, Anthony Modeste, brought three points with his goal (84th) for the Rhinelanders, where Florian Kainz and Dejan Ljubicic were in the starting XI and Louis Schaub came on as a substitute in the 88th minute.
ÖFB team defender Martin Hinteregger played through for the Frankfurters looked after by Oliver Glasner. Cologne is now sixth, Frankfurt is tenth.
German Bundesliga, 23rd round
Sunday:
Bayern – Fürth 4: 1 (0: 1)
Goals: Lewandowski (46′, 82′), Griesbeck (61’/own goal), Choupo-Moting (91′) and Hrgota (42′)
Bavaria: Sabitzer up to 87.
Dortmund – Gladbach 6: 0 (2: 0)
Tore: Reus (26th, 81st), Malen (32nd), Wolf (70th), Moukoko (74th), Can (91st)
Gladbach: Lainer up to 67, coach Hütter
Hertha – Leipzig 1: 6 (0: 1)
Tore: Jovetic (48th) resp. Henrichs (20.), Nkunku (64./Elfmeter, 67.), Olmo (74.), Haidara (81.), Poulsen (88.)
Red card: Kempf (62./Hertha)
Leipzig: Laimer from the 60th minute
Saturday:
Augsburg – Freiburg 1: 2 (1: 2)
Goals: Gregoritsch (16th) or Petersen (4th), Schlotterbeck (26th)
Augsburg: with Gregoritsch
Freiburg: with Lienhart
Bielefeld 1-0 Union Berlin (0-0)
Tor: Okugawa (53.)
Bielefeld: with Schöpf, Wimmer up to 80th, without Prietl (ill)
Union: Trimmel replacement
Wolfsburg – Hoffenheim 1: 2 (1: 0)
Gates: Wind (36th) resp. Bruun Larsen (74th), Kramaric (78th)
Wolfsburg: Pervan replacement, without Schlager
Hoffenheim: with Baumgartner, Posch up to 70th, without Grillitsch (suspended)
Stuttgart – Bochum 1: 1 (0: 0)
Goals: Bella Kotchap (56th / ET) or Löwen (94th / penalty)
Stuttgart: Kalajdzic replacement
Cologne – Frankfurt 1: 0 (0: 0)
Tor: Modeste (84.)
Cologne: Kainz up to 80th, Ljubicic up to 80th, Schaub from 88th.
Frankfurt: with Hinteregger, Ilsanker replacement, coach Glasner
Friday:
Mainz – Leverkusen 3: 2 (0: 1)
Goals: Martin (57′), Boetius (84′), Ingvartsen (88′) or Schick (35′), Alario (74′)
Mainz: Onisiwo up to 82nd, Stöger from 69th, Nemeth replacement;
Leverkusen: without Baumgartlinger
Table:
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