Bayern Munich thrash Union Berlin 4-0 as Harry Kane reaches 100 Bundesliga goals
Bayern Munich beat Union Berlin 4-0 at the Allianz Arena in Bundesliga matchday four on Friday, with striker Harry Kane becoming the fastest player in history to reach 100 Bundesliga goals.
Match report
On Friday, September 18, Bayern Munich hosted Union Berlin at the Allianz Arena for a Bundesliga matchday four fixture and won comfortably, 4-0. The goals came from Jamal Musiala (18'), Harry Kane from the penalty spot (39'), Michael Olise (43') and Kane again (54'). According to the BBC, Kane's second goal was his 100th in the Bundesliga, reached in just his 98th league appearance — the fastest any player has ever hit that mark. Bayern dominated the first half under coach Vincent Kompany, who used the interval to replace defender Dayot Upamecano, booked with a yellow card, with Kim Min-jae. For Union Berlin, coach Mauro Lustrinelli brought on Tim Skarke, the club's top scorer this season, from the bench.
Form heading into the game
Bayern arrived unbeaten this season, sitting fourth with seven points from three matches and having recently beaten Stuttgart 5-1 at home. Union Berlin, by contrast, endured a difficult start — 16th in the table with just one point from three games and ten goals already conceded, including defeats to Schalke 04 (1-3) and Bayer Leverkusen (0-4). Kane had scored only once in his first three league appearances before this match; his brace against Union added to that tally.
Sources differ on the kick-off time: OneFootball lists 23:30, while other reporting, including the BBC's live coverage, indicates the match started in the evening, roughly between 19:30 and 20:30 local German time.
Historical context
According to OneFootball, Bayern have won seven of the last ten meetings between the two sides, with Union Berlin managing three draws but still no outright win over the Bavarian club. Last season, in Kompany's first year in charge, Bayern won their 35th Bundesliga title and set a new single-season scoring record of 122 goals, according to Union Berlin. The squad changed little over the summer: new arrivals included Nathanael Brown from Eintracht Frankfurt and Ismael Saibari from PSV, while Leon Goretzka departed after eight years at the club.
