Bayern victory in friendly match against Persepolis

Bayern Munich defeated the popular home team Persepolis 2-1 in a friendlin Tehran on Friday. Roy Makaay was part of the team in a match where the coach gave many players the chance to play

Persepolis joined 60,000 die-hard fans shuddering in Azadi Stadium and veteran Germany keeper Oliver Kahn with two kicks in the first two minutes.

In-form striker Javad Kazemian forced skipper Kahn to palm away his curling free-kick and his teammate Mehrdad Owladi failed to beat the keeper in a man-to-man challenge.

Persepolis celebrated the opener on 26 minutes following a superb solo effort from live-wire Kazemian. The forward easily cleared Brazil fullback Lucio on the edge of area before he was brought down by French defender Valerien Ismael, who left the Asian Referee of the Year Massoud Moradi with no option but show the spot.

As we know, the reds’ lead took nine minutes as striker Michael Ballack headed home a Brazilian midfielder Ze Roberto cross.

One minute from halftime, the advancing defender Ansarian chested down the ball before rattling the visitor’s crossbar with a potent shot, but the rebound helped the German side grab the winner in a swift counterattack. Defender Philipp Lahm’s cross found Guerrero, whose powerful kick from close range kissed the top corner of the helpless keeper Farshid Karimi’s net.

Mehmet Scholl, who captained Bayern after the break, could find the net twice. The midfielder lying in the goalmouth hit a Roy Makaay shot against Karimi’s chest in the 52nd minute and saw his inswinging set-piece bounce back by the near post 10 minutes later.