Match report: Wolfsburg-Bayern Munich

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30.09.2006

The clash of top versus bottom ended in a shock as Mike Hankes's first-half strike condemned weary Bayern to their second defeat of term.

A capacity 30,000 crowd at the compact VW Arena saw Bayern dial up the pressure midway through the first half only to find home keeper Simon Jentzsch in sparkling form.

Matters took a turn for the worse when Mike Hanke handed the struggling Wolves a shock 36th minute lead, although the former Schalke striker looked a yard offside.

Bayern laid siege to the Wolfsburg goal for the entire second half, but in truth the double winners lacked the guile and creativity to pick a way through the resolute home team's disciplined rearguard, and the Reds were duly condemned to their second away defeat on the trot.

Bayern unchanged

Following Bayern's midweek Champions League heroics in Milan, it came as little surprise when coach Felix Magath named an unchanged side to face the struggling Wolves.

That meant Wednesday's Man of the Match Andreas Ottl continued alongside Mark van Bommel in central midfield at Martin Demichelis' expense, with Roque Santa Cruz and midweek scorer Lukas Podolski

A laboured first quarter of the match saw the sides muster only two openings between them, both created more by chance than design.

Hanke rocks Reds

A ricochet off Hanke landed on the roof of the net after Oliver Kahn was sold short by Philipp Lahm, before van Bommel's towering 40-yard punt sailed wide with Jentzsch in no-man's land after dashing from his line to head clear.

Bayern woke from their lethargy midway through the half, and Jentzsch performed miracles to block goalbound efforts from van Bommel, Hasan Salihamidzic, Lucio and Bastian Schweinsteiger within the space of two minutes.

A goal appeared only a matter of time and duly arrived after 36 minutes, but not at the end anyone in the ground had been expecting.

The decision allowing Hanke to play on following Cedrick Makiadi's reverse ball was a hairline call to say the least, but the youngster slotted past Kahn with aplomb for his first goal in six months, handing his side the lead with their first genuine chance.

Ali and Roque for Andi and Brazzo

The leaders were visibly rattled at going behind and Magath shuffled the deck at half-time, sending on Ali Karimi and Santa Cruz for Ottl and Salihamidzic.

It was one-way traffic from the restart onwards as the champions battered away at Wolfsburg's crowded penalty area, but a few speculative long-range drives aside, the men from Munich struggled to unpick the home side's rugged and resolute defence.

Roy Makaay's frustrating afternoon ended fifteen minutes from time when he was replaced by Podolski, the young goal-getter nodding Willy Sagnol's cross narrowly over immediately after coming on.

Jentzsch clung onto Pizarro's firm header nine minutes from time, but there was action at the other end too as subs Karhan and Hoogendorp came perilously close on the break.

The Wolves protected their slender advantage to the finish as Bayern reflected on another poor display in the direct aftermath of a fine showing the Champions League.

Live match report for fcbayern.de by Chris Hamley

Miss Dangerous...!!

If you`d ask me about what did I see through out this match? or what the best or even worst thing I`ve seen in it?...

simply my answer would be: "nothing".. Idea

yes, I`ve seen nothing from Bayern players today. nothing in defence 'even though it was only one goal' but they have had some chances they should not happen. also, the midfield was lost and I can`t blame the attack, `cause the whole team was so helpless..... Question

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