FC Bayern beat Grasshoppers 2-1 in Tuesday evening's dress rehearsal for the Supercup.
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Match Report
Bayern were dominant in the first half and took a deserved lead when Lennart Karl found the net before Jonah Kusi-Asare made it two. Loris Giandomenico pulled one back for the home side after half-time, but Bayern went on to claim a narrow victory.
Grasshoppers had the first chance when FCB loanee Jonathan Asp Jensen fired narrowly wide, but Vincent Kompany’s men soon asserted their dominance. A Serge Gnabry shot was deflected behind before Felipe Chávez fired over. Bayern took the lead when Karl unleashed a sumptuous curler that found the top corner of the net.
Munich made it two when Karl set up Kusi-Asare, who sidestepped a defender and blasted home. Kusi-Asare almost made it three but aimed just too wide before Tom Bischof miscued his powerful drive, and Bayern were two up at half-time.
Grasshoppers fought back after the restart and a Marques cross soon found Giandomenico, who unleashed a volley into the top corner of the net. Jonas Urbig denied Muci before Kompany made nine changes on the hour mark.
Michael Olise saw a shot blocked and Josip Stanišić blasted wide from distance before Joshua Kimmich’s pinpoint pass found Dayot Upamecano, whose header hit the bar. Luis Díaz soon shone with a fine solo run, only to see his shot saved before the Colombian fired narrowly wide. Harry Kane made a crucial block and Urbig made a fine save against Verón Lupi, but Bayern saw out the storm and sealed a victory.
The Bavarians will be back in action on Saturday when they battle it out with VfB Stuttgart for the Franz Beckenbauer Supercup.
Match Events
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Line-ups
Grasshoppers XI: Decarli, Justin Hammel, Luke Plange, Lovro Zvonarek, Nikolas Muci, Simone Stroscio, Dorian Paloschi, Jonathan Asp Jensen, Matteo Mantini, Pantaleo Creti, Yannick Bettkober
Subs: Samuel Marques, Allan Arigoni, Nicolas Glaus, Tomás Verón Lupi, Salifou Diarrassouba, Young-joon Lee, Tim Meyer, laurent seji, Loris Giandomenico, Imourane Hassane, bara ndiaye
Bayern XI: Guerreiro, Gnabry, Min-jae Kim, Boey, Jonas Urbig, Tom Bischof, Felipe Chávez, Jonah Kusi-Asare, Magnus Dalpiaz, David Santos Daiber, Lennart Karl
Subs: Ulreich, Kane, Goretzka, Kimmich, Tah, Laimer, Upamecano, Luis Díaz, Stanisic, Olise, Leon Klanac, Wisdom Mike