97-goal Bayern within four of record; Dortmund avoid Hamburg upset
Munich's Serge Gnabry's (3rd L) celebrates scoring his side's second goal with teammates during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Bayern Munich and 1. FC Union Berlin at the Allianz Arena. Sven Hoppe/dpa Serge Gnabry scored a brace and Harry Kane was also on target as runaway leaders Bayern Munich trounced Union Berlin 4-0 on Saturday and moved within four of their 54-year-old Bundesliga scoring record of 101 goals in one season.
Michael Olise was also on target as Bayern reached 97 goals. With seven games left it is only a matter of when, not if, the record from 1971-72 will fall. Bayern's first chance comes after the international break on April 4 in Freiburg.
"This tally is unbelievable. It (the record) will fall," sporting director Christoph Freund said. Bayern remained nine points clear of Borussia Dortmund who avoided a big upset when they fought from two goals down to beat SV Hamburg 3-2 at home, missing one penalty but converting two others.
Elsewhere, Cologne's Eric Martel scored the 3-3 equalizer and was sent off two minutes later in a turbulent 100th top flight Rhine derby against Borussia Mönchengladbach which saw four goals in the opening 20 minutes. Also in the lowlands, the troubles of second last Wolfsburg grew in the form of a 1-0 home defeat against Werder Bremen from Justin Njinmah's winner. Wolfsburg had Moritz Jenz dismissed in stoppage time.
Bottom club Heidenheim came from 2-0 and 3-2 down to draw 3-3 with Bayer Leverkusen with the help of a Marvin Pieringer brace. The point may be too little for either team as Heidenheim are 11 points from safety and Leverkusen fell behind in their top four bid. The Sunday games are Mainz v Eintracht Frankfurt, St Pauli v Freiburg and Augsburg v VfB Stuttgart.
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