AUGSBURG, Germany –
Canadian star Alphonso Davies scored a purpose and arrange one other as Bayern Munich defeated Augsburg 5-2 Wednesday to succeed in the German Cup spherical of 16.
Both targets have been trendy affairs.
In the 74th minute, the 21-year-old from Edmonton handed the ball to himself in taking a nook after which nutmegged Augburg’s Julian Baumgartlinger earlier than feeding Jamal Musiala whose shot beat Augsburg ‘keeper Tomas Koubek.
Davies scored Bayern’s fifth purpose in the 91st minute, slotting house a go from Thomas Mueller after making a lung-busting run from his left fullback place.
It was Davies’ sixth purpose in Bayern colors and his first in non-Bundesliga competitors.
Mads Pedersen put Augsburg forward in the ninth minute however Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting scored twice and arrange one other purpose for Joshua Kimmich as Bayern replied.
An personal purpose from Dayot Upamecano restored Augsburg’s hopes of an upset in the sixty fifth till Musiala sealed the consequence.
Davies, who suffered a cranial bruise after taking a boot to the pinnacle in an Oct. 8 sport at Borussia Dortmund, returned to motion Sunday in Bayern’s 5-0 league win over SC Freiburg.
Bayern have received the German Cup 20 instances, most just lately in 2020.
Borussia Dortmund and Bundesliga chief Union Berlin additionally superior Wednesday.
Dortmund needed to work arduous for a 2-0 win at second-division membership Hannover.
The 17-year-old Youssoufa Moukoko compelled an personal purpose from Bright Arrey-Mbi in the eleventh minute and 19-year-old Jude Bellingham sealed the win with a penalty in 71st.
Dortmund was in search of a confidence-building efficiency after simply two wins from its earlier eight video games throughout all competitions – the character of the staff’s 2-0 loss at Union Berlin on Sunday was nonetheless smarting – however it was removed from convincing in Hannover.
The house staff created extra probabilities and will have equalized earlier than Phil Neumann conceded the penalty for a foul on Bellingham, who had come on as an alternative.
It was the primary sport in any competitors that Bellingham hadn’t began for Dortmund since December, as coach Edin Terzia tried to present the England midfielder a break.
American Gio Reyna additionally got here on for his third look since coming back from damage.
Dortmund ahead Karim Adeyemi was despatched off late for a tactical foul to disclaim a transparent purpose probability.
Germany ahead Marco Reus missed the match with a knock from the Union sport however Dortmund sporting director Sebastian Kehl mentioned he anticipated Reus again in motion in opposition to Stuttgart on Saturday.
Surprise league chief Union progressed with a 2-0 win over its former second-division bogey staff Heidenheim because of Polish defender Tymoteusz Puchacz’ first purpose for the membership and a lobbed header from Sven Michel early in the second half.
It was the staff’s fifth consecutive win throughout all competitions.
Union coach Urs Fischer rested a number of key gamers attributable to competitions on three fronts – Union leads the Bundesliga by 4 factors from Bayern whereas it hosts Sporting Braga in the Europa League subsequent week.
Also, Stuttgart routed Arminia Bielefeld 6-0 at house and Fortuna Dusseldorf received 2-0 at Jahn Regensburg.
Matthias Ginter rescued Freiburg by scoring in damage time for 1-1 in opposition to St. Pauli to ship the sport to additional time, the place he arrange Michael Gregoritsch for a dramatic late winner in the 119th minute.
Freiburg, final season’s crushed finalist, superior to the third spherical with a 2-1 win.
Paderborn ahead Richmond Tachie scored the profitable penalty to knock Werder Bremen out with a 5-4 win in the shootout after their sport completed 2-2 with additional time. Leonardo Bittencourt, who led Bremen’s comeback from 2-0, noticed his spot kick saved in the shootout.
SV Sandhausen defeated second-division rival Karlsruher SC 8-7 on penalties after their sport completed 2-2.
Sandhausen’s reserve goalkeeper Nikolai Rehnen was the hero on his cup debut after approaching for the injured Patrick Drewes in the a hundred and twentieth minute.
With information from The Associated Press