Harry Kane Scored His Ninety Ninth Bundesliga Goal as Bayern Munich Ended Elversberg's Winning Start
Joshua Kimmich made his 500th Bayern appearance to equal Bastian Schweinsteiger's club record as the champions extended their unbeaten away run to 28 matches.
Harry Kane scored in the 72nd minute as Bayern Munich won 2-1 at promoted Elversberg on 13 September 2026, inflicting the first Bundesliga defeat on a club from a town of about 13,000 people.
Lennart Karl gave Bayern the lead in the 26th minute before Maurice Krattenmacher equalised with a long-range strike in the 61st minute. Kane's winner was his first goal of the 2026-27 season and his 99th in the Bundesliga, from 97 appearances.
"That's football, sometimes you have to wait more than you'd have expected. It was nice to get the goal and the three points," Kane said, according to Dawn. Bayern had 28 shots, six of them on target, according to beIN Sports.
Elversberg are the smallest town ever to have a team in Germany's top flight and had won their first two league matches, against Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Moenchengladbach. Joshua Kimmich made his 500th appearance for Bayern, equalling Bastian Schweinsteiger's club record, and the win extended Bayern's unbeaten run in Bundesliga away matches to 28, with 21 wins and seven draws.
Also on 13 September, RB Leipzig beat Hamburg 5-0, with Antonio Nusa scoring once and providing two assists. On the previous day, Borussia Dortmund beat Paderborn 3-0 and Freiburg beat Borussia Moenchengladbach 5-0.