Bundesliga: Bayern Snatch Win With Late Penalty Kick As VAR Foils Cologne
Robert Lewandowski converted a 90th-minute penalty kick as Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich beat VfL Wolfsburg 2-1 on Saturday, while bottom-placed Cologne were denied a rare win by a video replay.
Bayern clocked up a 10th successive Bundesliga win in spite of falling behind to an early Daniel Didavi goal.
They also missed a penalty kick when Arjen Robben's effort was saved by Koen Casteels just after halftime.
Sandro Wagner then equalised and Robert Lewandowski converted their second penalty kick of the afternoon following a bizarre foul on Robben by teenager Gian-Luca Itter as Bayern went 21 points clear.
At the other end of the table, Cologne thought they had snatched an injury-time win over Hannover 96 when veteran Peruvian forward Claudio Pizarro scored.
But it was disallowed for offside after the referee consulted the video assistant referee (VAR) and the game ended 1-1, leaving Cologne three points adrift at the bottom.
Written by NEWSTRAWL ONLINE UPDATE
Sodiq Oyeleke is a Media, Human Resources, Project Management and Public Relations Practitioner
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