BERLIN (Dispatches) - Bayern Munich showed no mercy with fifth division outfit Bremer SV and marched to a 12-0 victory by courtesy of Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting’s four goals at the close of the first round of the Germany Cup.
Germany’s richest club took business seriously from the starting whistle and established a five-goal lead within 35 minutes before another seven goals in the second half left no doubt on Bayern’s progression into the second round.
Bayern needed no warm-up and broke the deadlock with only eight minutes played when Leroy Sane assisted Choupo-Moting, who scored with a turning shot into the roof of the net.
Choupo-Moting remained in the thick of things and traded passes with Jamal Musiala, who penetrated the box before drilling the 2-0 lead into the far post corner in the 16th minute.
The Bremer SV helped Bayern Munich to make it three in the 27th minute as Jan-Luca Warm cleared Musiala’s attempt into the wrong goal.
The hosts were unable to put up resistance before the break meanwhile Choupo-Moting wrapped up his first-half hat trick after scoring a brace within seven minutes ahead of the break.