2007/08 Bundesliga: Bayern Munich vs. Hannover 96
Saturday, August 25, 2007
Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Bayern Munich | 3 | 0 | Hannover 96 |
Attendance | 69,000 |
Goalscorers for Bayern Munich | Toni (28'), van Bommel (68') & Altintop (86') |
Goalscorers for Hannover 96 | None |
Bookings (Bayern Munich) | Wagner & Schweinsteiger (Yellow (2)) |
Bookings (Hannover 96) | Lauth, Lala, Rosenthal, Bruggink, Kleine & Yankov (Yellow (6))/Lala (Yellow-Red (1)) |
69,000 fans packed Allianz Arena and saw Bayern Munich maintained their perfect record on Saturday with a 3-0 victory against Hannover.
Once referee Thorsten Kinhöfer whistled for the opening kickoff, both teams played attacking style. Hannover answered a couple of headers from Martin Demichelis with Hanno Balitsch's drive.
Bayern Munich took the lead in the 28th minute when Bastian Schweinsteiger fed Luca Toni a pass into the penalty box and scored against Hannover goalkeeper Robert Enke.
Bayern Munich sealed the victory with 2 goals from Mark van Bommel and Hamit Altintop in the 2nd half.
On Sunday, Wolfsburg is at home against Schalke and Eintracht Frankfurt is at home against Hansa Rostock .
Standings
Standings after Saturday games of Week 3
Pos | Team | GP | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bayern Munich | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 9 |
2 | Arminia Bielefeld | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 7 |
3 | Bochum | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
4 | Hamburg | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
5 | Schalke | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
6 | Bayer Leverkusen | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
7 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
8 | Stuttgart | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 4 |
9 | Werder Bremen | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 4 |
10 | Wolfsburg | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
11 | MSV Duisburg | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 3 |
12 | Hertha Berlin | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
13 | Borussia Dortmund | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 3 |
14 | Karlsruhe | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 3 |
15 | Nürnberg | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
16 | Hannover | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 3 |
13 | Energie Cottbus | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 1 |
17 | Hansa Rostock | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 0 |
Sources
- Chris Hamley. "Reds make short work of ten-man Hannover" — Bayern Munich, August 25, 2007
- "Bayern and Arminia set the pace" — UEFA, August 25, 2007
- "Bundesliga: Bayern hammer 10-man Hanover" — ESPN Soccernet, August 25, 2007
- "GER: Bayern Munich off to best start ever" — The Sports Network, August 25, 2007