Harry Kane scored another brace Saturday but Bayern Munich had to endure a scare before moving top of the Bundesliga with a 4-2 win over promoted Heidenheim.
Kane, who scored twice in the Champions League on Wednesday and already had a record-equaling 15 goals in his first 10 German league games, needed just 14 minutes against Heidenheim to grab his 16th, then followed up with his 17th before halftime.
тАЬI had a couple in the second half I probably should have finished,тАЭ Kane said. тАЬThe two I scored were probably harder than the two I missed. But thatтАЩs football sometimes, thatтАЩs the way it goes. IтАЩm just enjoying playing with this team.тАЭ
Kane scored with his first real contribution to the game, taking Leroy San├йтАЩs pass amid several defenders with his back to goal, then turning to unleash a shot inside the right post with his right boot.
The England captain scored his second before the break with a header to San├йтАЩs corner.
But Kane missed two good chances in the second half and Heidenheim hit back by scoring two goals in three minutes to shock the home fans. Tim Kleindienst scored in the 67th after Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting lost the ball in midfield and Jan-Niklas Beste equalized after a botched pass from Bayern defender Kim Min-jae.
Rapha├лl Guerreiro saved Bayern embarrassment two minutes later with his first goal for the Bavarian powerhouse тАУ on the rebound after M├╝ller saved Choupo-MotingтАЩs initial effort тАУ and Choupo-Moting sealed the win in the 85th, set up by fellow substitute Mathys Tel.
BayernтАЩs ninth win from 11 games lifted the team a point above Bayer Leverkusen, which can return to the top with a win over Union Berlin on Sunday.
DORTMUND DISAPPOINTS
Borussia Dortmund slumped to its second consecutive defeat after last week’s 4-0 loss to Bayern. Serhou Guirassy returned from injury to guide Stuttgart to a 2-1 win over Dortmund, taking his season tally to 15 goals in nine league appearances, and leaving Dortmund trailing Bayern by eight points.
Stuttgart dominated and missed a host of chances against Dortmund, including a penalty that was saved by former Stuttgart goalkeeper Gregor Kobel. Chris F├╝hrich became the third Stuttgart player to miss a penalty in consecutive league games.
Niclas F├╝llkrug scored with Dortmund’s first chance in the 36th when he converted from close range.
Jamie Leweling set up Deniz Undav to equalize in the 42nd, and substitute Guirassy clinched Stuttgart’s win with a late penalty тАУ the second of the game conceded by Kobel.
Guirassy’s return was timely тАУ Stuttgart had lost both its last two league games without him.
Also Saturday, Darmstadt drew with Mainz 0-0, and Augsburg drew with Hoffenheim 1-1. The latter game was suspended briefly in the second half after a spectator was injured by a firecracker.
Bochum drew with Cologne 1-1 in Saturday’s late game.
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