Post by Janjoon-Lebanese on Sept 23, 2006 14:02:12 GMT -5
Graft rather than champagne football saw the champions mark the Oktoberfest with a hard-fought victory over lively Alemannia Aachen.
A 69,000 full house at the Allianz Arena saw a cagey opening followed by an explosive couple of minutes at the end of the first half.
Aachen midfielder Sascha Dum handed the promoted visitors a shock 38th minute lead with a deflected free-kick, only for Claudio Pizarro to head his side level 120 seconds later.
Match-winner Mark
Mark van Bommel fired Bayern in front for the first time early in the second half and Bayern threatened to run riot for a time, but the Reds took their collective foot off the gas, perhaps with one eye already on Wednesday's trip to face Inter Milan.
That almost proved costly and Aachen even came within an ace of an equaliser, but the Bavarians will ultimately be happy enough with the three points.
The result sends the Reds to the top of the standings for the first time this term, albeit only on goals scored from Schalke and with previous leaders Nuremberg playing on Sunday.
Ottl in for Owen
One of boss Felix Magath's two changes to the side defeated in Bielefeld last week was enforced, Andreas Ottl getting the nod over Martin Demichelis to fill the breach left by broken leg victim Owen Hargreaves' absence.
The other switch saw a resurgent Roy Makaay reclaim his starting place at Lukas Podolski's expense, a change the coach had heavily flagged during the week.
Dum's shock opener
The promoted visitors opened brightly enough, but Bayern had established control by the quarter-hour mark.
Makaay was inches away from connecting with a long punt, before Lucio's goalbound header was hacked off the line by Dutch defender Jeffrey Leiwakabessy midway through the half.
Pizarro had the ball in the net on 23 minutes, but first-time Bundesliga referee Markus Schmidt had spotted an infringement by Daniel van Buyten and ruled out the Peru man's effort.
Romanian playmaker Laurentiu Reghecampf sparked the visitors back into life with a free-kick headed against Oliver Kahn's arms by Marius Ebbers, but the Bayern keeper was powerless to prevent Dum's 38th minute drive finding the net after wicked deflections off both Bastian Schweinsteiger and Lucio.
Claudio and Mark's double whammy
Pizarro rose to nod home Schweinsteiger's corner just two minutes later and the half ended in a flurry of yellow cards as the on-field temperature reached boiling point.
The champions emerged for the second period in belligerent mood and Philipp Lahm blasted a swerving drive against the upright with Aachen keeper Kristian Nicht beaten all ends up.
The Reds' reward was not long in the coming as Van Bommel strode onto Lahm's crossfield pass before unleashing a precise drive from the edge of the D and past Nicht's groping dive.
Olli in form
Pizarro hit the side netting and Roque Santa Cruz drove across the face of goal as the home side sought to increase their advantage, but after Demichelis and Ali Karimi had replaced the more creative influences of Schweinsteiger and Santa Cruz, the visitors made a real fist of it.
Kahn's stunning reaction save denied Ebbers on 72 minutes, but the Reds were grateful to the match official for a very tight offside decision in their favour after sub Emil Noll nodded home from close range.
Ultimately it was a day when the result counted for more than the manner in which it was achieved as Bayern head for Milan on Wednesday heartened by a return to winning ways.
Live match report for fcbayern.de by Chris Hamley
Bayern Munich - Alemannia Aachen 2-1 (H-T: 1-1)
Bayern Munich: Kahn - Sagnol, Lucio, Van Buyten, Lahm - Van Bommel (Dos Santos 90+1), Ottl, Santa Cruz (Karimi 76), Schweinsteiger (Demichelis 65) - Pizarro, Makaay
Substitutes: Rensing, Salihamidzic, Podolski, Scholl, Lell
Alemannia Aachen: Nicht - Pinto, Herzig, Sichone, Leiwakabessy – Reghecampf (Fiel 65), Plaßhenrich, Dum (Noll 75) – Rösler (Ibisevic 78) - Schlaudraff, Ebbers
Referee: Mr Schmidt (Stuttgart)
Spectators: 69,000 (capacity)
Goals: 0-1 Dum (38), 1-1 Pizarro (39), 2-1 Van Bommel (55)
Yellow Cards: Kahn, Lucio / Pinto, Schlaudraff, Reghecampf
A 69,000 full house at the Allianz Arena saw a cagey opening followed by an explosive couple of minutes at the end of the first half.
Aachen midfielder Sascha Dum handed the promoted visitors a shock 38th minute lead with a deflected free-kick, only for Claudio Pizarro to head his side level 120 seconds later.
Match-winner Mark
Mark van Bommel fired Bayern in front for the first time early in the second half and Bayern threatened to run riot for a time, but the Reds took their collective foot off the gas, perhaps with one eye already on Wednesday's trip to face Inter Milan.
That almost proved costly and Aachen even came within an ace of an equaliser, but the Bavarians will ultimately be happy enough with the three points.
The result sends the Reds to the top of the standings for the first time this term, albeit only on goals scored from Schalke and with previous leaders Nuremberg playing on Sunday.
Ottl in for Owen
One of boss Felix Magath's two changes to the side defeated in Bielefeld last week was enforced, Andreas Ottl getting the nod over Martin Demichelis to fill the breach left by broken leg victim Owen Hargreaves' absence.
The other switch saw a resurgent Roy Makaay reclaim his starting place at Lukas Podolski's expense, a change the coach had heavily flagged during the week.
Dum's shock opener
The promoted visitors opened brightly enough, but Bayern had established control by the quarter-hour mark.
Makaay was inches away from connecting with a long punt, before Lucio's goalbound header was hacked off the line by Dutch defender Jeffrey Leiwakabessy midway through the half.
Pizarro had the ball in the net on 23 minutes, but first-time Bundesliga referee Markus Schmidt had spotted an infringement by Daniel van Buyten and ruled out the Peru man's effort.
Romanian playmaker Laurentiu Reghecampf sparked the visitors back into life with a free-kick headed against Oliver Kahn's arms by Marius Ebbers, but the Bayern keeper was powerless to prevent Dum's 38th minute drive finding the net after wicked deflections off both Bastian Schweinsteiger and Lucio.
Claudio and Mark's double whammy
Pizarro rose to nod home Schweinsteiger's corner just two minutes later and the half ended in a flurry of yellow cards as the on-field temperature reached boiling point.
The champions emerged for the second period in belligerent mood and Philipp Lahm blasted a swerving drive against the upright with Aachen keeper Kristian Nicht beaten all ends up.
The Reds' reward was not long in the coming as Van Bommel strode onto Lahm's crossfield pass before unleashing a precise drive from the edge of the D and past Nicht's groping dive.
Olli in form
Pizarro hit the side netting and Roque Santa Cruz drove across the face of goal as the home side sought to increase their advantage, but after Demichelis and Ali Karimi had replaced the more creative influences of Schweinsteiger and Santa Cruz, the visitors made a real fist of it.
Kahn's stunning reaction save denied Ebbers on 72 minutes, but the Reds were grateful to the match official for a very tight offside decision in their favour after sub Emil Noll nodded home from close range.
Ultimately it was a day when the result counted for more than the manner in which it was achieved as Bayern head for Milan on Wednesday heartened by a return to winning ways.
Live match report for fcbayern.de by Chris Hamley
Bayern Munich - Alemannia Aachen 2-1 (H-T: 1-1)
Bayern Munich: Kahn - Sagnol, Lucio, Van Buyten, Lahm - Van Bommel (Dos Santos 90+1), Ottl, Santa Cruz (Karimi 76), Schweinsteiger (Demichelis 65) - Pizarro, Makaay
Substitutes: Rensing, Salihamidzic, Podolski, Scholl, Lell
Alemannia Aachen: Nicht - Pinto, Herzig, Sichone, Leiwakabessy – Reghecampf (Fiel 65), Plaßhenrich, Dum (Noll 75) – Rösler (Ibisevic 78) - Schlaudraff, Ebbers
Referee: Mr Schmidt (Stuttgart)
Spectators: 69,000 (capacity)
Goals: 0-1 Dum (38), 1-1 Pizarro (39), 2-1 Van Bommel (55)
Yellow Cards: Kahn, Lucio / Pinto, Schlaudraff, Reghecampf
