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Bayern mauls Asian champ
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 19 - 12 - 2013

AGADIR, Morocco — Bayern Munich made predictably light work of Asian champion Guangzhou Evergrande, dispatching the Chinese side 3-0 in their Club World Cup semifinal and hitting the woodwork five times Tuesday.
Guangzhou, coached by Italy World Cup winner Marcello Lippi, held out for 40 minutes, gifted the European champion two soft goals in quick succession, conceded another right after halftime and defended heroically in the second half to keep the score respectable.
Bayern's shots against the woodwork included one effort from Toni Kroos which bounced down off the underside of the crossbar and on to the line and which goalline technology showed did not enter the goal.
The German side's goalkeeper Manuel Neuer did not have a shot to save but kept himself entertained with some South American-style forays outside his penalty area.
Despite the gulf in class, Guangzhou were no more out of their depth than many of the other hapless teams which have faced the Bavarians recently in the Champions League and Bundesliga.
“Today, we saw the real difference between us and the strongest team in the world,” Lippi told reporters. “But it's not just us, they play with this superiority against everyone else.”
The stadium was less than one third full at kick-off but filled during the match. There was an unusual atmosphere with a small contingent of Bayern fans singing traditional songs at one end while the rest of the crowd chanted the name of local club Hassania Agadir.
Guanghzou enjoyed less than 10 minutes of possession in the first half and failed to cope with Bayern's pressing, struggling to get out of their own third of the field.
Thiago Alcantara hit the post with a shot on the turn and Jerome Boateng sent a long-range effort swerving wide, then Kroos saw his effort thump against the bar.
There was also confusion with the use of the vanishing spray, which referees deploy at the tournament to mark the position of the defensive wall at free kicks, as Guangzhou complained that the line on the pitch was more than nine meters from the ball.
Lippi had warned his team before the game that all mistakes would be ruthlessly punished and that was exactly what happened before halftime.
Guangzhou was five minutes from the break when it failed to clear the ball and Franck Ribery scored with shot which went under goalkeeper Zeng Chen who should have stopped the ball.
Four minutes later, Huang Bowen lost possession on the edge of the area and Thiago Alcantara chipped the ball across to the far post where an unmarked Mario Mandzukic stooped to head the second.
The second half had barely started when Mario Goetze added a third with a looping shot from outside the area which took a slight deflection off a defender.
“We played good possession, we didn't give them the chance to counter,” said Bayern coach Pep Guardiola. “You always have to play well, take it seriously and stay focused.”
Bayern will face either Atletico Mineiro or Raja Casablanca, who meet in the other semifinal Wednesday, in the final. — Reuters


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