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final

FC Bayern München

3:1 (1:0)

Hamburger SV

Saturday 14.12.2013, 15:30 • Allianz-Arena, Munich • Bundesliga

		Thank you for following Bundesliga with us, until next time, goodbye. (17:26:54)
		Shots (on goal): BAY 22 (13), HSV 13 (7) Corners: BAY 5, HSV 2 Offsides: BAY 2, HSV 4 Free kicks: BAY 19, HSV 15 Fouls: BAY 11, HSV 13 YC: BAY 0, HSV 2 (Van der Vaart, Drobny) Possession: BAY 68%, HSV 32%.
		The referee brings this one to a close right after and Bayern continue with their unbeaten streak. HSV continue to struggle. Mandzukic, Gotze and Shaqiri secured a win for the current champion, and Lassoga on the other side tried to make the defeat a bit less painful.
		Game over.
	93	Goal for Bayern! A goal to finish the game! XHERDAN SHAQIRI finds the best way to thank Guardiola for giving him the chance today as he runs onto a smooth through ball and from the right scores past Drobny into the near corner.
	91	Ribery plays the ball in the middle way out of the box and leaves it for Shaqiri who drives it to the edge of the box and fires a shot but the ball is directed straight to Drobny.
	90+3	Three minutes of stoppage time added by the referee.
	90	Czech Jiracek fouls Franck Ribery as he takes the ball from the left wing to the middle, and Bayern will hold possession.
	89	Bayern take the ball down the pitch, but as the defense clears the cross from the right, they comitt a foul at the edge of the box to prevent HSV from bursting out on a counter.
	87	Goal for Hamburg! They cut the lead to half as Jansen drives the ball over the left flank and gets a backward pass into the middle for PIERRE-MICHEL LASOGGA who fires a blast as he gets to the ball and scores just below the bar.
	86	HSV with their second substituition: Lam replaces Zoua.
	84	Bayern keeps putting pressure on Hamburg's defense and keep Drobny busy who has to intervene on another cross.
	82	Hojbjerg will replace Toni Kroos to bring a pair of fresh legs onto the pitch.
	81	Nothing serious going on as the game calms a bit with Bayern keeping possession but not producing on the offense.
	80	A fine through ball sent into the middle for Ribery who makes it and tries to lob Drobny, but can't direct the ball high enough.
	78	Xherdan Shaqiri will replace Thomas Muller for the final 12 minutes of the game as Muller will get some rest.
	77	Bayern building on the attack, HSV defending, but can't organize anything offensive-wise.
	75	Hamburger SV substitution: Calhanoglu is replaced by Jiracek.
	74	Jansen picks up a cross from the right that finds no one and tries to put the ball into the middle from the left finding Van der Vaart for the header, who directs it into the lower left corner, but Neuer makes a beautiful diving save.
	73	Rincon feels great as he runs heavily to mark the ball on a cross from right to left, closes tightly the attacker pressurizing him and passes the ball calmly to the keeper.
	72	Bayern kick the ball out of the pitch as Rincon was left lying on the field after suffering a sliding tackle from Contento, but it wasn't a foul, so HSV get the ball back to their opponent.
	70	After a fine effort over the left and a precise pass into the middle outside the box, Van der Vaart forwards the pass to Lasogga who tries his luck from just outside the penalty area, and sees the shot wide to the left by centimetres.
	69	A corner by Bayern taken from the left side, Dante wants to take a shot from the middle just inside the box but gets the shot deflected off his leg by the defense and then Thiago Alcantara tries a one-timed shot from outside and it's over the bar.
	68	Ribery with a solo effort on the left, dribbling out a defender by the junction line of the end of the pitch and the penalty area, though no one follows so he can't feed into the middle.
	67	HSV are offside once again taking the ball over the left into the box.
	66	Ribery with a sloppy reception and can't hold the ball as it slips away across the field line and will be another throw-in for the guests.
	65	Bayern inside Hamburg's half again as the cross from the left flank meets Thomas Muller who dives with his legs forward but can't get a grip on the ball to score.
		Today's attendance is 71000.
	63	Frank Ribery will replace today's second scorer Mario Gotze, so Bayern will get more depth in midfield.
	62	The play is mainly in midfield now as the possession stands at 66%-44% in favour of the home team, and the song from the stands reveals how happy their fans are with the play.
	60	A cross intended for Mandzukic misses his head by few centimetres and Hamburg will take over.
	59	Zoua with the chance on the right of the box, takes a shot but hits a defender in front who closes his angle, and then on the bounce fires another one, but that gets blocked as well.
	58	HSV build on the attack from bottom up and currently they're somewhere in the midfield, but can't proceed further as Bayern wins another possession. Not for long though.
	56	After letting the play continue when Van der Vaart remained on the ground, the referee stops the game as the Dutch player looks in pain, but manages to get up and continue the game.
	55	Calhanoglu takes the shot from some 20 metres away from the middle, but can't get it directed into the goal and misses high over the bar.
	54	Van Buyten makes a sliding tackle inside the danger zone, so HSV will take a free kick within the shooting zone.
	52	Goal for Bayern! Out of nothing, they double the lead! The cross from the right side taken by Kroos gets deflected twice by the defence on the same play, but somehow they get the ball back to MARIO GOTZE inside the penalty area who takes a shot on sight and scores to double. Two Marios have scored today.
	51	Muller on the left side gets into the box and sends a backwards pass to the middle for Mario Gotze, but his shot is deflected by the defense up high and into a corner.
	50	A through ball gets sent to the zone for Mandzukic who gets obstructed a little but without a foul and can't catch it on time so the pass to the middle is only intended for the keeper.
	48	Lasogga sneaks behind the defense safely, receives a great through ball from the middle, but the shot from the edge of the box misses the goal by little to the left.
	47	Lasogga tries his luck from the left of the box as HSV take the possession to start the second half, but the shot going to the right post gets saved by Neuer.
	46	Start of 2nd half.
		Second half starts at approx. 16:31 CET.
		Shots on goal: BAY 9, HSV 3 Corners: BAY 3, HSV 0 Fouls: BAY 5, HSV 10 YC: BAY 0, HSV 2 Offsides: BAY 2, HSV 3 Possession: BAY 57%, HSV 43%.
		The referee blows his whistle to signal the end of the first 45 minutes here in Allianz Arena with Bayern Munich completely dominating and outbeating their opponent, and deservedly getting the lead.
		1st halftime finished.
	44	Van der Vaart gets the cross from the right into the box and finds Lassoga for the header, he nods the ball just wide to the right.
	42	Goal for Bayern! It was just a matter of time as Bayern dominate the first half. Kroos gets the ball from the middle to the right edge of the penalty box where Mario Gotze jumps and plays the ball with his feet while in the air finding MARIO MANDZUKIC in the middle who puts a header past the goal line.
	41	Contento does a great job marking his side as he doens't let Zoua do anything on what could have been a serious counter over the right.
	40	Lahm on the right side, the cross gets deflected back by the defense and then a shot lined up with the edge of the circle goes over the bar.
	39	A nice couple of passes on the right to get the ball into the zone, though HSV put a lot of pressure on the ball holder and force a corner kick.
	38	Mandzukic gets another beautiful cross from the left side by Muller, though his header as he onruns it on the right post goes a bit wide to the left and the result remains unchanged.
	37	A corner kick from the right by Bayern taken to the far post and van Buyten on the other side fires a shot, hits someone on the way protesting it was a hand play, but the referee says play on.
	35	HSV show some will on the offense as Djourou puts a cross into the middle but the header goes wide to the right and easily collected by Manuel Neuer.
	34	Possession is currently 55%-45% in favour of the home side.
	33	Neuer collects the ball with his hands after a corner from the right, so Bayern will remain with possession.
	32	Zoua with the ball on the right, tries to pass into the middle but van Buyten closes on it and puts the ball into a corner kick.
	30	A fine cross into the middle from the right flank intended for Mandzukic but he can't get a header on it and direct the ball into the net.
	29	Toni Kroos makes a mistake passing the ball to the middle so gets it to HSV's defense, who can't get good transition and organize a concrete attack.
	27	Mario Mandzukic first receives a high cross inside the penalty area, but gets marked tight and closed, so passes the ball outside to the left flank, and on the second attempt gets the ball back to Gotze in the middle, though his shot from outside the box gets blocked on the way and out for a corner.
	26	Zoua runs with the ball over the right wing, dribbles out a defender trying to catch him from behind and then wants to cross to the left edge of the box but instead only gets the ball to Bayern's defense.
	25	Nothing comes out of it, as van der Vaart takes it from the right and into the box, the defense clears and put pressure on HSV so in the end win themselves a throw-in on the right.
	24	Mandzukic comitts a foul in midfield on Zoua so HSV will have a chance with a free kick.
	23	Bayern mainly keep possession not allowing HSV much of the play, and somewhat remind me of Barcelona, considering their coach is Pep Guardiola, but still play German-type football, with little nonsense passes.
	21	HSV gets saved now, no one knows how! After a dangerous cross from the right, Mandzukic couldn't direct a shot but calms the ball to the ground for Gotze, who takes a shot on net from the right, somehow the ball bounces off a defender and goes to the opposite side for the defense to recover.
	20	Badelj tries a shot from outside the box with the defender in front, and misses by good 5 metres away to the left.
	19	Toni Kroos tries his luck from way out but lifts the ball too high and misses the goal high above the bar.
	18	Van der Vaart stopped once again with the offside call, but Neuer already left his line to play the ball, so it would have been no danger for the home side.
	17	A fine cross by Bayern from the right, Mandzukic awaits in the middle, though the defender in front is higher with the header and clears the danger away.
	16	Bayern scores, but again the play is whistled down for offside. Thomas Muller would have been the lucky scorer bursting out alone on Drobny and dribbling him out to the left.
	14	Milan Badelj beautifully finds Rafael van der Vaart alone at the edge of the penalty box, but upon reception of the ball the referee blows his whistle and signals for offside.
	13	Dante sends the ball down the pitch from his own half, but in only meets Drobny as Kroos can't make it in time with the ball travelling so fast.
	11	Dante makes a solo effort and finds Thiago on the left flank who puts a mid-high through ball into the box for Toni Kroos but he's only a bit too slow.
	10	Toni Kroos tries a shot from the edge of the box to the left, aims low but Drobny stretches and makes the save.
	9	Zoua makes a fine solo effort on the right flank and as he gets into the penalty box from the edge sends a ball back to the flank for a cross, though a low cross meets no one at the penalty spot.
	8	Nothing interesting going on lately as the play mainly takes place in midfield.
	6	Now Mario Mandzukic lies on the ground after suffering a hit, but the referee says it's no foul and the play continues. Mandzukic got up quickly later.
	6	Diego Contento commits a foul on Zoua as he tries to proceed down the pitch with the ball and free kick is awarded to HSV.
	4	Jaroslav Drobny gets booked yellow after leaving the goal to play the ball by the left line and as he puts the ball into touch obstructs Mandzukic from getting in back in play and the referee has no choice.
	3	Bayern gets the ball down the pitch for Diego Contento on the left to put a cross in, but the play was flagged offside.
	2	Rafael van der Vaart gets booked yellow for simulation in midfield.
	1	Bayern with the initial possession but they just keep the ball inside their own half.
	1	Game started.
		Bayern are without long-term absentees Arjen Robben, Holger Badstuber and Bastian Schweinsteiger but have been boosted by recent returns of Xherdan Shaqiri and Claudio Pizarro, both of whom take their place on the bench. Guardiola opts to rest Franck Ribery and David Alaba, as Diego Contento and Daniel van Buyten come in at their expense. Hamburg captain Rafael van der Vaart returned to training on Tuesday, after recovering from an ankle injury and off-field issues, and he starts in attacking midfield for the away side.
		Starting lineups: FC Bayern München: Neuer – Contento, Dante, van Buyten, Rafinha – Lahm – Gotze, Kroos, Thiago, Muller – Mandzukic Formation:4-1-4-1. Subs: Alaba, Hojbjerg, Kirchoff, Pizarro, Ribery, Shaqiri, Starke Hamburger SV: Drobny – Jansen, Djourou, Tah, Rincon – Arslan, Badelj – Calhanoglu, Van der Vaart, Zoua – Lasogga Formation:4-2-3-1. Subs: Jiracek, Lam, Mancienne, Neuhaus, Rudnevs, Sobiech, Tesche Referees: Welz – Foltyn, Thomsen – Osmers.
		An interesting clash, Week 16 of this season's Bundesliga, don't miss the game at 15:30 CET, 14:30 GMT, 18:30 MSK and 09:30 EDT.
		Without a doubt, HSV will look to their talismanic captain Rafael van der Vaart for inspiration. They haven't been doing good lately as they're only 13th on the table with 16 points out of 15 games, while Bayern hold the first position with 41 out of the same number of games.
		The reigning Budnesliga and European Champions demolished Werder Bremen last week 7:0 and are now in a great form of 7 unbeaten games. HSV on the other side lost last week to Augsburg 1:0. Bayern also had a Champions league clash Tuesday, and despite their blip against Manchester City they still have a hot streak being unbeaten in their last 40 Bundesliga clashes.
		Welcome. Game starts at 15:30.

Commentary by

Alan Ilijic

Goals & lineups

Goals: 42. Mandzukic, 52. Gotze, 93. Shaqiri – 87. Lasogga

Cards: 2. Vaart (HSV), 4. Drobny (HSV)

FC Bayern München: Neuer – Contento, Dante, van Buyten, Rafinha – Lahm – Gotze (63' Ribery), Kroos (82' Hojbjerg), Thiago, Muller (78' Shaqiri) – Mandzukic
Formation: 4-1-4-1.
Subs: Alaba, Hojbjerg (82'), Kirchoff, Pizarro, Ribery (63'), Shaqiri (78'), Starke

Hamburger SV: Drobny – Jansen, Djourou, Tah, Rincon – Arslan, Badelj – Calhanoglu (Jiracek 75'), Van der Vaart, Zoua (86' Lam)– Lasogga
Formation: 4-2-3-1.
Subs: Jiracek (75'), Lam (86'), Mancienne, Neuhaus, Rudnevs, Sobiech, Tesche

Referees: Welz – Foltyn, Thomsen – Osmers

Attendance: 71000