Bayern Munich 5-2 Hertha BSC – Goals Highlights

It took eight minutes for Bayern to carve out their first opportunity, but Mario Gomez nodded over the bar. Three minutes later, the German international smacked his second shot on goal, but Jaroslav Drobny was able to parry the shot wide.

Despite their dominance of possession and occasional chances on goal, Bayern overall looked hardly better than Hertha in the opening quarter hour. The cold weather obviously had its effect on both teams, and the early passing was anything but penetrative.

However, as is often the case with in-form teams, playing beautifully is not a prerequisite for wining. In the 16th minute, Holger Badstuber played a corner kick towards the near post and Daniel van Buyten rose to strike home with a glancing header.

Despite having taken the lead, Bayern continued to be anything but convincing of their ability to attack well. Things took a definite change on the half hour mark, however. After some fine lead-up play, it seemed like a matter of time before the home side doubled their lead, and surely enough it came in the 31st minute. Philipp Lahm, who had been freely moving up the right flank, created space and crossed towards Mario Gomez, who volleyed in a fine effort from seven yards.

Although their forward motion was very limited, the visitors were not without opportunities of their own. Shortly after the restart, Bayern conceded possession deep in their own half and even Hertha’s attackers were surprised by their fortunes. The ball fell to Maximilian Nicu’s feet, but the Romanian midfielder mis-hit and scuffed his shot wide of the right post.

Video (all goals)