In the second round of the FIFA Club World Cup last night, Germany’s Bayern Munich defeated Brazil’s Flamengo 4-2, securing a spot in the tournament’s quarter-finals. The match, played at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami in front of over 60,000 spectators, saw Flamengo enter undefeated in their last 11 matches. Bayern Munich took the lead in the sixth minute of the match when Joshua Kimmich’s corner kick was inadvertently deflected into the goal by Flamengo midfielder Erick Pulgar, resulting in an own goal.
Bayern Munich scored another goal in the 9th minute, taking control of the match. This goal was scored by Harry Kane. With this goal, Bayern Munich gained control of the match and launched numerous dangerous attacks on Flamengo’s goal. However, Flamengo managed to threaten the opponent’s goal with the few chances they got. As a result, in the 33rd minute, Flamengo’s Gerson scored a goal, bringing some hope to his team.
Nevertheless, with four minutes left in the first half, Leon Goretzka scored another goal, changing the score to 3-1. Ten minutes into the second half, Flamengo scored another goal. This goal came from a penalty awarded to Flamengo when the ball hit a Bayern Munich player’s hand inside the area, which Giorgian de Arrascaeta successfully converted. Bayern Munich’s fourth goal in this match was scored by Harry Kane in the 73rd minute. This was his 41st goal of the season.
