Germany striker Miroslav Klose scored his 20th goal for Bayern Munich to book his side's place in
next month's German Cup final after Wednesday night's 2-0 semi-final win over VfL Wolfsburg.
Since his switch to Munich from Werder Bremen last summer, Klose now has ten Bundesliga goals to his name, plus five in both the UEFA Cup and German Cup - but still lags behind top-scorer Luca Toni who has 24 goals for Bayern this season.
Klose, 29, added Bayern's second from close-range in the 66th minute after French midfielder Franck Ribery had broken the dead-lock on the hour mark to put Bayern just one win away from lifting the cup for the 14th time. The top scorer at the 2006 World Cup, Klose is set to shine in June's Euro 2008 tournament after showing his poachers instinct to book Bayern's final spot against Borussia Dortmund on Saturday April 19 in Berlin.
The win was good news for Bayern coach Ottmar Hitzfeld as his side bounced back after their UEFA Cup defeat by Anderlecht the week before and the humiliation of the 2-0 league defeat at strugglers Energie Cottbus last weekend. There were changes after the debacle in Cottbus with Italian World Cup winner Toni rested and Germany striker Lukas Podolski given his chance up front alongside Klose up front.
Bayern got off to a bright start as early as the second minute when Ribery found himself behind the Wolfsburg defence, but his header trickled wide. Both Klose and Podolski squandered chances early on, but Ribery got the all important break-through just before the hour mark.
With the Wolfsburg defence closing in, Klose slid a pass to Ribery who unleashed his shot and ricocheted off the legs off goalkeeper Diego Benaglio into the back of the net. And Klose added the second on 66 minutes when he followed up Marcell Jansen's shot and stabbed the ball home for his 20th goal for Bayern in all competitions.
BVB reaches final after 3-0 against Jena
Brazilian midfielder Tinga helped book Borussia Dortmund's place in next month's German Cup final as both goal-scorer and provider in the 3-0 semi-final win over ten-man Carl Zeiss Jena on Tuesday. They will play the winners of Wednesday's semi-final between Bayern Munich and VfL Wolfsburg in next month's final in Berlin.
The 30-year-old put the home side ahead in the 13th minute when striker Mladen Petric produced a bullet header which was saved by Jena's goalkeeper Wassili Chomutowski, but Tinga was the first to react and slide the ball home.
And the Brazil international produced a cool pass on 70 minutes
which Dortmund midfielder Florian Kringe fired home, but when Khomuovski parried his save striker Diego Klimowicz followed up to make it 2-0 on 71 minutes.Petric made it 3-0 just three minutes from time with a
well-taken strike.
Second-division strugglers Jena, who are just one from the
bottom of the table, found themselves down to ten men when Czech
midfielder Jan Simak was shown two yellow cards in quick succession
which led to the subsequent red midway through the second half.
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Germany striker Miroslav Klose scored his 20th goal for Bayern Munich to book his side's place in
next month's German Cup final after Wednesday night's 2-0 semi-final win over VfL Wolfsburg.
Since his switch to Munich from Werder Bremen last summer, Klose now has ten Bundesliga goals to his name, plus five in both the UEFA Cup and German Cup - but still lags behind top-scorer Luca Toni who has 24 goals for Bayern this season.
Klose, 29, added Bayern's second from close-range in the 66th minute after French midfielder Franck Ribery had broken the dead-lock on the hour mark to put Bayern just one win away from lifting the cup for the 14th time. The top scorer at the 2006 World Cup, Klose is set to shine in June's Euro 2008 tournament after showing his poachers instinct to book Bayern's final spot against Borussia Dortmund on Saturday April 19 in Berlin.
The win was good news for Bayern coach Ottmar Hitzfeld as his side bounced back after their UEFA Cup defeat by Anderlecht the week before and the humiliation of the 2-0 league defeat at strugglers Energie Cottbus last weekend. There were changes after the debacle in Cottbus with Italian World Cup winner Toni rested and Germany striker Lukas Podolski given his chance up front alongside Klose up front.
Bayern got off to a bright start as early as the second minute when Ribery found himself behind the Wolfsburg defence, but his header trickled wide. Both Klose and Podolski squandered chances early on, but Ribery got the all important break-through just before the hour mark.
With the Wolfsburg defence closing in, Klose slid a pass to Ribery who unleashed his shot and ricocheted off the legs off goalkeeper Diego Benaglio into the back of the net. And Klose added the second on 66 minutes when he followed up Marcell Jansen's shot and stabbed the ball home for his 20th goal for Bayern in all competitions.
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BVB reaches final after 3-0 against Jena
Brazilian midfielder Tinga helped book Borussia Dortmund's place in next month's German Cup final as both goal-scorer and provider in the 3-0 semi-final win over ten-man Carl Zeiss Jena on Tuesday. They will play the winners of Wednesday's semi-final between Bayern Munich and VfL Wolfsburg in next month's final in Berlin.
The 30-year-old put the home side ahead in the 13th minute when striker Mladen Petric produced a bullet header which was saved by Jena's goalkeeper Wassili Chomutowski, but Tinga was the first to react and slide the ball home.
And the Brazil international produced a cool pass on 70 minutes
which Dortmund midfielder Florian Kringe fired home, but when Khomuovski parried his save striker Diego Klimowicz followed up to make it 2-0 on 71 minutes.Petric made it 3-0 just three minutes from time with a
well-taken strike.
Second-division strugglers Jena, who are just one from the
bottom of the table, found themselves down to ten men when Czech
midfielder Jan Simak was shown two yellow cards in quick succession
which led to the subsequent red midway through the second half.
