Sharjah24: Bayern Munich continued their strong start to the German Bundesliga after securing a hard-fought 2-1 away victory over Elversberg in the final match of the third round.
Held on Sunday in the final match of the third round of the German Bundesliga, scoring the winning goal in the 72nd minute.
Bayern opened the scoring through Lennart Karl following an assist from Morocco international Ismael Saibari in the 26th minute. Maurice Krattenmacher equalised for the hosts in the 61st minute before the European Golden Shoe winner sealed the victory in the 72nd minute.
Bayern raised their tally to seven points, moving into fourth place with two wins and a draw, while Elversberg remained on six points in sixth place, suffering their first defeat after two consecutive victories in the opening two rounds.