Bayern Munich hammer minnows Bremer 12-0

Bayern Munich’s hat-trick man Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting celebrates one of his goals v Bremer on Wednesday. Pic/AFP

Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting scored four goals on Wednesday as Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich thrashed fifth-tier minnows Bremer 12-0 in the first round of the German Cup.

The original tie was postponed at the start of August after an outbreak of COVID-19 in the squad of Bremer. Bayern showed their hosts little mercy. They were 8-0 up when Bremer were reduced to 10 men for the last 13 minutes.

Choupo-Moting wrapped up his hat-trick within the first 35 minutes and scored his fourth and Bayern's 10th in the dying stages. "We threw ourselves into it from the first to the last minute, that's why the game turned out like it did," he said.

Midfielder Jamala Musiala, 18, was involved in two first-half goals, then netted again just after the break. He flicked the ball past the Bremer goalkeeper, which was helped into the net by defender Jan-Luca Warm for an own goal.

It was 5-0 at half-time, but Bayern then added two goals when striker Malik Tillman took advantage of a mistake in the defence before Musiala grabbed his second. Having earlier been booed by the Bremen crowd, Sane was given a round of applause when he slotted home the visitors' eighth goal. French midfielder Michael Cuisance grabbed a goal, then set up Choupo-Moting for his fourth. Frenchmen Bouna Sarr and Corentin Tolisso tapped in late goals.

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