Harry Kane Scores 50th Goal for Bayern Munich in 2025, First Achievement in His Career
JAKARTA - The first achievement in a difficult career was achieved by a player of Harry Kane's caliber. However, the England captain managed to do so with a goal in the 87th minute in Bayern Munich's match against Mainz which ended in a 2-2 draw in the Bundesliga on Sunday, December 14, 2025 WIB.
Kane's penalty in the final minutes helped his team avoid its first defeat of the season and marked the 50th goal for Bayern Munich in 2025, the first time the former Tottenham Hotspur striker has reached that figure for his club in a calendar year.
Robert Lewandowski, Kane's predecessor at the forefront of Bayern Munich, also achieved the feat in 2021 when he scored 58 goals for the club.
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Meanwhile, Mainz, considered an underdog, played their first league game under new coach Urs Fischer, who previously enjoyed great success with Union Berlin. Fischer was appointed last week to replace Bo Henriksen after a poor start for Mainz in the Bundesliga.
Bayern Munich dominated from the start. Lennart Karl - the team's new star - opened the scoring in the 29th minute, welcoming a precise cross from Serge Gnabry.
It was Bayern Munich's 50th goal in the Bundesliga this season, a record after just 14 league rounds.
However, the home team failed to capitalize on their advantage and were surprised before the break when defender Kacper Potulski equalised with a header after William Boving's free kick.
The goal was the first Bundesliga goal for the 18-year-old Polish youth in just his second league appearance.
The away fans were in dreamland when Lee Jae-Sung scored with a header to meet Stefan Bell's long cross in the 67th minute, but there was still plenty of time for Bayern Munich to reply.
Vincent Kompany then included Senegalese striker Nicolas Jackson for his last appearance before departing for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco, which begins on December 21, 2025.
Prior to Jackson, Alphonso Davies had made his first league appearance in nine months after recovering from a serious knee injury.
Sure enough, Mainz's victory was gone when Potulski fouled Kane in the penalty box. The English striker got up and scored his 17th goal in the Bundesliga this season.
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