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Bayern Munich endure first residence loss to Frankfurt in 21 years

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Bayern Munich suffered their first defeat of the season and their first Bundesliga residence loss to Eintracht Frankfurt in 21 years when Filip Kostic drilled residence an 83rd minute purpose to earn the guests a shock 2-1 victory on Sunday.
Kostic picked up the ball on the sting of the field, charged ahead and beat goalkeeper Manuel Neuer with a robust low drive to seal Eintracht’s first win of the season and snap Bayern’s nine-game profitable run in all competitions.
The Bavarians had solely themselves in charge for not killing off the sport earlier with a string of golden probabilities however stay high of the desk with 16 factors from seven video games, one forward of Borussia Dortmund and Freiburg in second and third respectively.
“We are obviously disappointed, frustrated and angry,” mentioned Bayern midfielder Thomas Mueller. “It was a game that we should never have lost but we were not efficient enough.”
Eintracht, whose final league victory in Munich was in 2000 earlier than the Allianz Arena was even constructed, are on eight factors in thirteenth place.
The residence aspect took the lead when Leon Goretzka benefited from a Martin Hinteregger mistake to attain within the twenty ninth minute.
The Austrian defender, a part of a five-man Frankfurt defence, rapidly made amends by powering a header into the web for the equaliser three minutes later.
Both groups every had an opportunity to take the lead earlier than the break with Eintracht’s Almamy Toure forcing an excellent save from Neuer within the forty third minute and Bayern’s Serge Gnabry hitting the put up from shut vary a minute later.
Eintracht keeper Kevin Trapp was saved busy within the second half, repeatedly denying Gnabry, Leroy Sane and Robert Lewandowski because the hosts pushed ahead in quest of the winner.
Bayern had been punished for his or her missed alternatives although when Eintracht scored what proved to be the winner towards the run of play by way of Kostic earlier than Trapp made one other key save in stoppage time to palm a Goretzka shot vast.