Bayern Munich advances in the Club World Cup with 2-1 win over Boca Juniors
MIAMI GARDENS: Michael Olise fired Bayern Munich into the knockout stages of the Club World Cup, scoring in the 84th minute for a 2-1 win over Boca Juniors on Friday night.
German champion Bayern made it two wins in Group C and advanced to the round of 16 with a game to spare.
Olise secured the victory at Hard Rock Stadium after Miguel Merentiel had put Boca in position for a draw with a brilliant solo goal in the 66th.
Bayern, which tops the group, took the lead on Harry Kane's clinical finish in the 18th and went on to miss of a slew of chances before Merentiel's equalizer.
South American teams had been unbeaten in their first nine games of this expanded Club World Cup.
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