VfL Bochum 4-2 Bayern Munich: Leaders concede four first-half goals in shock defeat
Bochum stunned leaders Bayern Munich as the defending champions conceded four goals before half-time in a Bundesliga match for the first time since 1975.
Robert Lewandowski gave Bayern an early lead, only for Christopher Antwi-Adjei to draw the hosts level soon after.
A penalty by ex-Brighton striker Jurgen Locadia then sparked a burst of three goals in six minutes before the break.
Cristian Gamboa and Gerrit Holtmann were also on target before Lewandowski pulled one back late on.
That was not enough to avoid a fourth loss in 22 league games this season for Bayern, who are nine points clear at the top before second-placed Borussia Dortmund visit Union Berlin on Sunday.
Bochum returned to the German top flight this term after an 11-year absence and came into the game 11th in the table, without a win in three league games.
But they celebrated their first win over Bayern in 18 years, allowing them to gain some revenge for the reverse fixture in September.
Bayern led 4-0 at half-time before going on to claim a 7-0 win - their biggest in the league so far this season.
The last time Bayern conceded so many by half-time in the league was during a 6-0 loss at Eintracht Frankfurt in November 1975.
Line-ups
VfL Bochum
Formation 4-3-3
21Esser
2Gamboa37Bella Kotchap29Leitsch3Soares
8Losilla6Osterhage20Rexhbecaj
22Antwi-Adjei19Locadia17Holtmann
- 21Esser
- 2GamboaBooked at 58minsSubstituted forStafylidisat 72'minutes
- 37Bella Kotchap
- 29Leitsch
- 3Soares
- 8Losilla
- 6Osterhage
- 20RexhbecajBooked at 74minsSubstituted forMasovicat 90'minutes
- 22Antwi-AdjeiSubstituted forAsanoat 80'minutes
- 19LocadiaSubstituted forPolterat 80'minutes
- 17HoltmannSubstituted forPantovicat 80'minutes
Substitutes
- 4Masovic
- 10Asano
- 16Stafylidis
- 23Tesche
- 24Lampropoulos
- 27Pantovic
- 31Ernst
- 32Bonga
- 40Polter
Bayern Munich
Formation 4-2-3-1
26Ulreich
5Pavard4Süle2Upamecano21Hernández
25Müller6Kimmich
7Gnabry10Sané11Coman
9Lewandowski
- 26Ulreich
- 5PavardBooked at 90mins
- 4Süle
- 2UpamecanoSubstituted forTolissoat 45'minutes
- 21Hernández
- 25MüllerSubstituted forChoupo-Motingat 64'minutes
- 6Kimmich
- 7Gnabry
- 10Sané
- 11ComanSubstituted forSabitzerat 75'minutes
- 9Lewandowski
Substitutes
- 3Richards
- 13Choupo-Moting
- 14Wanner
- 18Sabitzer
- 22Roca
- 23Nianzou
- 24Tolisso
- 36Früchtl
- 40Tillman
Referee:Robert Schröder
Attendance:8,500
Match Stats
Live Text
Match ends, VfL Bochum 1848 4, FC Bayern München 2.
Second Half ends, VfL Bochum 1848 4, FC Bayern München 2.
Corner, VfL Bochum 1848. Conceded by Niklas Süle.
Leroy Sané (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Konstantinos Stafylidis (VfL Bochum 1848).
Benjamin Pavard (FC Bayern München) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Benjamin Pavard (FC Bayern München).
Milos Pantovic (VfL Bochum 1848) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Substitution, VfL Bochum 1848. Erhan Masovic replaces Elvis Rexhbecaj.
Attempt missed. Serge Gnabry (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
Attempt blocked. Serge Gnabry (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcel Sabitzer with a headed pass.
Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Patrick Osterhage.
Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Anthony Losilla (VfL Bochum 1848).
Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Patrick Osterhage.
Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Danilo Soares.
Attempt blocked. Jean-Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (FC Bayern München) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Armel Bella Kotchap (VfL Bochum 1848).
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