Harry Kane scored a late penalty to salvage a 2-2 draw for Bayern Munich against bottom club Mainz, extending their Bundesliga lead to nine points
HARRY KANE converted a penalty with three minutes remaining to salvage a 2-2 home draw for Bayern Munich against last-placed Mainz in the Bundesliga on Sunday.
Mainz had come from a goal down to snatch the lead midway through the second half thanks to an excellent Lee Jae-sung header.
Kane won and converted the late spot-kick to keep Vincent Kompany’s side undefeated and extend their lead atop the table to nine points.
“We conceded a really silly goal before half-time and that changes the momentum,” Kane told DAZN.
“When you play against teams who are fighting for every point, they can defend well, they can defend the box, they can make saves, make blocks — and that’s what happened.”
Bayern’s teenage forward Lennart Karl continued his impressive form, turning in a Serge Gnabry cutback to give the hosts the lead on 29 minutes.
Kacper Potulski levelled things up when he headed in a William Boving free-kick before half-time.
As he did when scoring to snatch a draw against Union Berlin in November, England captain Kane was again the late difference-maker for the Bavarians.
Kane coolly converted for his 18th league goal this season after going down in the box under a challenge.
Borussia Dortmund missed a chance to climb into second, conceding an equaliser in a 1-1 draw at Freiburg after Jobe Bellingham saw red.
Ramy Bensebaini’s 31st-minute goal had Dortmund in front but Bellingham was sent off for a professional foul shortly after half-time.
The hosts levelled thanks to an acrobatic Lucas Hoeler strike after camping out in Dortmund’s half.
“If the red card doesn’t happen, the result would look different,” Dortmund’s Gregor Kobel told DAZN.
In Sunday’s late game, Stuttgart cruised to a dominant 4-0 win away at a 10-man Werder Bremen to move up to sixth. – AFP
