📸 When striker’s instinct kicks in: Union player puts Bayern ahead

Just as the Union fans at the Alte Försterei were about to unveil their choreography, it happened: FC Bayern Munich took the lead in the DFB-Pokal round of 16.

However, the goal was not scored by a Munich player.

Ilyas Ansah deflected a corner from Joshua Kimmich into his own net in the 12th minute.

Maybe it was just his striker’s instinct kicking in? After all, the 21-year-old usually scores goals at the other end.

In the current Bundesliga season, Ansah has already scored four goals. Fortunately, he had never scored at the wrong end—until now.

Harry Kane (24’) soon made it 2-0. After a corner from Kimmich, the striker prevailed in the scramble. It was his sixth cup goal in his fifth game since joining Bayern.

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