Bayern Munich started their Membership World Cup marketing campaign in historic vogue with a ruthless 10-0 demolition of Auckland Metropolis on Sunday, as Jamal Musiala marked his return from damage with a superb second-half hat trick in a commanding crew show.
Kingsley Coman opened the scoring within the sixth minute, heading house on the far put up after a Joshua Kimmich nook.
The Bundesliga champions then took full management with a three-goal burst in as many minutes, as Sacha Boey smashed in a low shot from a Coman cross within the 18th minute for his first aim for Bayern, Michael Olise added a 3rd with a easy tap-in moments later and Coman netted his second within the twenty first minute.
Thomas Müller then made it 5-0 simply earlier than the break, volleying in from shut vary after an Olise help, and the France winger grabbed his second with an outstanding curling effort from outdoors the field.
With a dominant lead at halftime, Bayern coach Vincent Kompany made a number of modifications, together with handing a senior debut to 17-year-old Lennart Karl.
“I needed to offer Karl his alternative, he confirmed a number of high quality, it was nice for him and nice for Bayern,” Kompany advised reporters. “We now have a powerful foundation from final season and we are able to nonetheless give younger gamers a chance to succeed, he could play an vital position within the subsequent rounds.”
Substitute Musiala, who got here on for Harry Kane simply after the hour mark, curled a trademark end into the far nook within the 67th minute, earlier than calmly changing a penalty he earned six minutes later and pouncing on a defensive blunder to attain his third within the 84th.
Müller additionally accomplished his double by sealing the rout within the 89th minute, as Bayern recorded the most important win within the historical past of males’s Membership World Cups.
Regardless of the heavy defeat, Auckland coach Ivan Vicelich, who famous earlier than the match that a number of of his gamers needed to take time without work from their day jobs, stated he was pleased with his crew’s effort.
“To be pleased with the gamers is what we’re after. It is a dream coming from an newbie degree to play on this setting,” he stated. “You possibly can’t conceal on the sphere. [I’m] actually proud, a number of gamers put in a great quantity and labored actually laborious.”
The 13-time OFC Champions League winners Auckland will face Benfica on Friday, whereas Bayern meet Argentine giants Boca Juniors on the identical day in Group C motion.
“The subsequent sport towards Boca Juniors would be the spotlight of the group stage,” Kompany added. “A standard membership from Europe towards a conventional membership from South America. Even when I weren’t Bayern coach, I would have attended this sport. It will likely be particular.”