Harry Kane Breaks Goal Record, Bayern Munich To The Top Of The Standings

Striker Harry Kane took Bayern Munich to the top of Germany's Bundesiga standings. (Twitter @FCBayern)

JAKARTA - Striker Harry Kane broke the goal record. Not only that, go Kane gave Bayern Munich a 1-0 win over Koln in the German Bundesliga continued match at RheinEnergie Stadium, Saturday, November 25 in the morning WIB. Bayern returned to the top of the standings.

Competition in the Bundesliga began to narrow down by leaving two teams. Bayern competed fiercely with Bayer Leverkusen. They took turns to occupy the throne of the standings.

In the 12th week, Bayern returned to the top after beating Koln. Now, Die Roten is pocketing point 32 or one point ahead of Leverkusen which is down to second.

Only Leverkusen will return to the top if they beat Werder Bremen on Saturday night. If only able to draw, then Leverkusen failed to win his position because he lost the goal difference with Bayern.

Competition in the domestic competition itself leaves the two clubs. The reason is, VfB Stuttgart, who is ranked third, only has 24 points or is already eight points behind Bayern.

Even Borussia Dortmund, eternal rival, Bayern, are scattered in fifth place. They only have 21 points so they have to work extra hard to catch up while hoping the teams above him slip.

Meanwhile, Koln is sinking at the bottom of the standings. Failing to get points at home to Bayern makes them only have six points. If they don't add points, Koln will have the opportunity to step down next season's caste.

Even though he was at the bottom, Koln was able to put up a tight fight against Bayern. Even possession of the balls of the two teams is balanced.

However, Koln's players were caught off guard which Kane could then use in the 20th minute. The England striker's goal started with midfielder Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting's effort to throw a shot into the home net.

Choupo-Moting's kick could indeed be thwarted by defender Julian Chabot. However, the wild ball failed to be thrown away by Koln's players.

Kane reacted quickly by snatching a wild ball into the net. Goal! Score 1-0 for Bayern who lasted until the end of the first half.

This was Kane's 18th goal from 12 Bayern games that confirmed him as the top scorer of the competition.

Not only that, the former Tottenham Hotspur captain broke the record as the first player in the league to score 18 goals from the first 12 matches.

Kane also surpassed England's duo record, Kevin Keegan in 1978/79 and Jadon Sancho in 2019/20. Both scored 17 goals in the first 12 matches.

After Kane's goal, no one was able to break into the opponent's goal. The hosts actually had a good chance through Jan Thielmann. Only his shot was saved by goalkeeper Manuel Neuer. The score of one goal for Bayern did not change until the end of the match.