Bayern use late goal to top Boca, advance at CWC

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- Michael Olise fired Bayern Munich into the knockout stages of the Club World Cup, scoring successful the 84th infinitesimal for a 2-1 triumph implicit Boca Juniors connected Friday night.

German champion Bayern made it 2 wins successful Group C and precocious to the circular of 16 with a crippled to spare.

Olise secured the triumph astatine Hard Rock Stadium aft Miguel Merentiel had enactment Boca successful presumption for a gully with a superb solo extremity successful the 66th.

Bayern, which tops the group, took the pb connected Harry Kane's objective decorativeness successful the 18th and went connected to miss of a slew of chances earlier Merentiel's equalizer.

"We knew it wasn't going to beryllium easy, we knew we were coming into a hostile environment, blistery weather, it was tough," Kane said. "It's a monolithic tournament. We are playing against the champion teams successful the world. We conscionable person to vie to our highest level and we should beryllium capable to bushed astir teams." 

The triumph did travel astatine a cost. 

Star German midfielder Jamal Musiala went disconnected injured lone 25 minutes aft entering the crippled and was substituted by nationalist squad seasoned Thomas Müller successful the 82nd minute.

The quality of his wounded wasn't instantly known. The 22 year-old had been recovering from a torn hamstring during the Bundesliga season.

Boca Juniors inactive person a accidental to advance, but they would request to rout Auckland City connected Tuesday and person Benfica suffer to Bayern the aforesaid day.

"We person to find a mode (to advance). A gully would've been large but it's up to america to vie and bash our champion and I would not beryllium amazed if that happened," manager Miguel Angel Russo said. 

Information from The Associated Press was utilized successful this report.