Kane breaks personal record as Bayern edge Dortmund in epic to go 11 points clear

[p]The timing of this blockbuster clash appeared crucial in determining whether a Bundesliga title race would ensue heading into the final 10 games of the season.[/p][p]In a cauldron-like atmosphere at Signal Iduna Park, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/olise-michael/E5pvwqkK/"]Michael Olise[/a] had the game’s first clear-cut chance when his left-footed strike was parried to safety by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kobel-gregor/xlBg2ttC/"]Gregor Kobel[/a].[/p][p]There was another heart-in-mouth moment for the hosts when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/schlotterbeck-nico/hKLN8mA7/"]Nico Schlotterbeck[/a]’s studs-up challenge caught [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/stanisic-josip/SfawK0Y3/"]Josip Stanisic[/a], but he escaped with just a yellow card.[/p][p][b]That controversial call proved to be telling, as Schlotterbeck rose brilliantly to convert an excellent header from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/svensson-daniel/bs9KBNfb/"]Daniel Svensson[/a]'s free-kick and draw first blood for BVB with 26 minutes on the clock[/b], continuing their remarkable record of scoring in all 24 of their Bundesliga matches so far this season.[/p][image alt="Dortmund's Nico Schlotterbeck celebrates scoring their first goal" id="8e471c78-f2f0-45ac-8f4c-952bdcae3af5" credit-line="Reuters / Thilo Schmuelgen" guid="058b86a9-f05e-421c-9afc-e4c9939e4ca9" original-width="3109" original-height="2094" /][p]The match was being played at a breathless pace, and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/beier-maximilian/6PhlgcmU/"]Maximilian Beier[/a] could have made it two when his close-range shot was blocked.[/p][p]It had been a frustrating first half for a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/bayern-munich/nVp0wiqd/"]Bayern[/a] side that had dominated possession without doing too much with it, and they could have been two goals down shortly after the restart had [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tah-jonathan/2yf8EcuE/"]Jonathan Tah[/a] not made a superb challenge to prevent Svensson from pulling the trigger inside the box.[/p][image alt="Key match stats" id="a85f7cbf-a0da-4c07-a9cb-473cc23d3df1" credit-line="Opta by StatsPerform" guid="17de3d80-88ec-484f-bae4-7ad3b2a606f4" original-width="1080" original-height="1080" /][p]The visitors pressed forward in response, with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/upamecano-dayot/OMhLhEJB/"]Dayot Upamecano[/a] agonisingly close to sliding home [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gnabry-serge/6iZjDNFC/"]Serge Gnabry[/a]’s ball at the far post. [/p][p]However, Vincent Kompany’s side restored parity via a very familiar source[b] when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kane-harry/v5HSlEAa/"]Kane[/a] coolly dispatched a left-footed strike after Gnabry nodded [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kimmich-joshua/MkMrkZLc/"]Joshua Kimmich[/a]’s lofted pass into the England captain’s path.[/b][/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/dortmund/nP1i5US1/"]Dortmund[/a] responded in encouraging fashion, with Beier having two opportunities in quick succession to regain the lead, while [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/couto-yan/fVyb9zlg/"]Yan Couto[/a] was not far away from finding the target with his left-footed effort.[/p][p]Any encouragement gained from those chances soon turned into despair when Schlotterbeck was penalised for clipping Stanisic in the box, [b]and Kane was successful from the spot to score his 30th Bundesliga goal of the season, and 45th in all competitions[/b].[/p][embed guid="2c89dc96-47fe-4860-b1ce-78705b9b433b" url="https://x.com/FCBayernEN/status/2027822886791090544" social-type="twitter" /][p]That broke his personal club record in a single season after netting 44 goals in 45 appearances last term.[/p][p]However, just when it looked as though Kane would be the match-winner, [b]Svensson’s incredible first-time left-footed volley from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sabitzer-marcel/8UkK3Y37/"]Marcel Sabitzer[/a]’s cross put the hosts back on level terms.[/b][/p][p]But the final twist of this absorbing match would go in Bayern’s favour,[b] as Joshua Kimmich’s excellent left-footed volley of his own ensured the visitors would take all three points back to Bavaria.[/b][/p][image alt="Bayern Munich's Joshua Kimmich celebrates scoring the winner" id="3f2bbf54-da33-49da-86e8-e63dbcf749b4" credit-line="Reuters / Wolfgang Rattay" guid="7df5a932-606a-4c82-a90d-94dd1af36aa9" original-width="4439" original-height="2959" /][p]It was a goal which ended Dortmund’s 16-match unbeaten league run, leaving their forlorn title challenge in tatters.[/p][p][b]Flashscore Man of the Match: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kimmich-joshua/MkMrkZLc/"]Joshua Kimmich[/a] (Bayern)[/b][/p][image alt="Match momentum" id="0628cd7c-f3d2-40ef-94f5-2192d1c1a222" credit-line="Opta by StatsPerform" guid="82ee5091-c4d2-4a81-bb8a-6db2831c1deb" original-width="1920" original-height="1080" /][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/bayern-munich-nVp0wiqd/dortmund-nP1i5US1/?mid=dQO6K8Jb"]Click here for more on the match![/a][/b][/p]