Olise rescues Bayern in the final minutes against Boca Juniors, which helps German side become the first team to beat a South American side in Club World Cup 2025. The Bavarians will be in the next round and the Argentines will need to beat Auckland City.
2025 Club World Cup
2-1
Match Report
At the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, FCB showed a good and mature performance and did not let the loud and sometimes heated atmosphere put them off. Harry Kane gave the Munich team the lead in the 18th minute. Bayern also put away Miguel Merentiel's equaliser (66th minute) and were able to celebrate. Michael Olise scored the decisive goal in the 84th minute to make it 2-1. With six points after two games, FCB lead Group C ahead of Benfica (4 points), followed by Boca Juniors (1) and Auckland (0) in third and fourth place.
The supposed leadership – and how. Olise circled a corner from the right side directly into the goal. However, referee Alireza Faghani took back the goal after viewing the video images due to a foul by Serge Gnabry on Boca goalkeeper Agustín Marchesín.
But now! Bayern were rewarded for a strong and dominant opening phase. Konrad Laimer brought a cross from the right halffield into the penalty area. Luis Advíncula just cleared in front of Kingsley Coman. But the ball landed with Kane, who finished ice-cold from eight meters to make it 1-0.
Just two minutes later, FCB had a great chance to make it 2-0 when Olise put in a fine pass for Gnabry, who crossed the ball. Coman came rushing in, but didn't hit the ball properly. The Munich team was clearly the team that dominated the game.
The game was enormously intense. In the 32nd minute, Olise narrowly missed the 2-0. After he had been set up by Coman, the 23-year-old got stuck in a one-on-one with Boca keeper Marchesín. In return, FCB goalkeeper Manuel Neuer showed all his class. When Kevin Zenón shot from a half-right position, the Bayern captain threw his arm up and made an outstanding save.
Even after the change of ends, Bayern dominated the action. In the 53rd minute, Olise was denied by Marchesín with a shot from twelve yards. Two minutes later, a shot by Kane was blocked at the last moment by Lautaro di Lollo.
Boca managed to equalize through a counterattack. After FCB lost the ball in the opponent's penalty area, the Argentines quickly switched gears. Alan Valasco sent Merentiel. The Boca captain prevailed in a running duel with Jonathan Tah, also let Josip Stanišić out and finished to make it 1-1.
Bitter for Bayern: 25 minutes after his substitution, Jamal Musiala had to be substituted with an injury. Thomas Müller came in for him.
Very important! Bayern did not let the setbacks throw them off track and made it 2-1 in the 84th minute. Via Kimmich, Laimer and Kane, the ball jumped to Olise in the Boca penalty area. The French winger stayed cool and slotted in to make it 2-1.
Match Events
8' Olise scores from the corner but the goal is called due to Gnabry's foul
18' Kane takes the chance to put Bayern lead! Bayern 1-0 Boca Juniors
20' How could this happen! Coman misses a clear empty goal
32' Wonderful pass from Coman but Olise wastes the one-on-one chance
41' Kimmich crosses but Tah blows it off to the sky
66' Merentiel equalizes the score! Bayern 1-1 Boca Juniors
84' Olise fires inside the messy box! Bayern 2-1 Boca Juniors
89' Laimer almost enlarge the lead but his goal ruled out due to offside
Line-ups
Bayern XI: Neuer, Kane, Guerreiro, Goretzka, Gnabry, Kimmich, Tah, Coman, Laimer, Stanisic, Olise
Subs: Muller, Sane, Palhinha, Upamecano, Peretz, Boey, Musiala, Jonas Urbig, Tom Bischof, Pavlovic, Maurice Krattenmacher, Aznou, Jonah Kusi-Asare, David Santos, Lennart Karl
Boca Juniors XI: Marchesin, L. Advíncula, Rodrigo Battaglia, Miguel Merentiel, Tomás Belmonte, Carlos Palacios, Alan Velasco, Ayrton Costa, Kevin Zenón, Lautaro Blanco, Lautaro di Lollo
Subs: Javier García, Rojo, F. Fabra, Lucas Janson, Milton Giménez, Marcelo Saracchi, Lucas Blondel, Malcom Braida, Williams Alarcón, Exequiel Zeballos, Leandro Brey, Marco Pellegrino, Brian Aguirre, Ignacio Miramón, Milton Delgado