LISBON, Oct 18 (Reuters) - A brilliant performance by goalkeeper Oliver Kahn helped 10-man Bayern Munich secure a 1-0 win over Sporting Lisbon and preserve their 100 per cent start in Champions League Group B on Wednesday.
Midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger scored an outstanding goal after 19 minutes which proved decisive -- but he turned from hero to villain after 47 minutes when he was sent off for a second yellow card, picked up for a foul on substitute Yannick.
Bayern, who had a first-half penalty appeal waved away by Norwegian referee Terje Hauge, could even have won by a bigger margin.
Two minutes after their goal, midfielder Santa Cruz squandered a good chance to double the score when his header went wide.
Sporting poured forward in search of an equaliser and created several good chances but could find no way past Kahn.
When he was finally beaten after 58 minutes by Brazilian defender Polga, his right-hand post came to his rescue.
'Without a doubt Bayern are a great team,' Sporting coach Paulo Bento told reporters.
'In the second half we failed to score in spite of our numerical advantage. Sporting didn't start the game well and it was then that we gave away a goal. Afterwards, when we reacted, we didn't have any luck.'
Bayern top the group with nine points, followed by Sporting on four, Inter Milan on three and Spartak Moscow with one point, after the Italians beat the Russian side 2-1 at home on Wednesday.
Thursday, October 19, 2006
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