'Fantastic 1st goal + highest rating' Kim Min-jae showed great performance, and he was the most brilliant in Munich... "17G undefeated." The overwhelming winning pace

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Kim Min-jae (30, Bayern Munich) saved his team from the crisis. With his thrilling first goal of the season, he became the first contributor to Munich's victory.

Munich beat Cologne 3-1 in the 17th round of the German Bundesliga in the 2025-2026 season at 4:30 a.m. on the 15th (Korea time) at Rhine-Energy Stadion in Cologne, Germany.

As a result of this day, Munich continued its unbeaten streak of 17 games, 15 wins, 2 draws, and 47 points. He is 11 points behind Borussia Dortmund (17 points in 17 games).

Kim Min-jae scored his first and final goal of the season against Cologne. In the 26th minute of the second half, when the score was 1-1, he rushed to the gate in a free kick situation and scored a header goal.

It is a collaboration between Korean and Japanese national defenders. Kim Min-jae, who was looking at the ball at the gate, finished the ball turned by Hiroki Ito (Munich) with a header. Munich, which won the game with Kim Min-jae's winning goal, beat Cologne by two goals, adding a netting by Renard Karl at the end of the second half.

Kim Min-jae shone the most in the defense. The statistics media "Foot Mob" gave Kim Min-jae, who played full-time against Cologne, an 8.1 rating. This is the highest score among Munich's four backs.

Ito, who helped Kim Min-jae's goal, scored 7.8 points and Yonadanta, who committed a fatal defensive error, scored 6.9 points.

The away team Munich took out a 4-2-3-1 formation. Harry Kane was the one-top, while Luis Díaz, Serge Gnabry and Michael Olise formed the second line. Leon Goretzka and Aleksandar Pavlovic stepped up in the midfield. Hiroki Ito, Ta, Kim Min-jae, and Konrat Rhymer were in the four-back. Manuel Neuer defended the goal.

Munich allowed the first goal in the 41st minute. Linton Maina's ball from the penalty arc cut the corner of the right goal.

Before the end of the first half, Munich balanced the game. In extra time, Gnabry shook the net with a sensational shot and finished the first half 1-1.

Kim Min-jae saved Munich with a decisive defense. In the 10th minute of the second half, Ta missed the ball in the center and gave Cologne a one-on-one chance, but Kim Min-jae followed the opponent's striker with his fast feet and blocked it.

25 min Munich turned the game around. Kim Min-jae scored his first goal of the season. In a corner kick situation, Ito connected Diaz's cross with his head, and Kim Min-jae, who was at the gate, calmly finished it and completed the comeback goal.

After Kim Min-jae scored, Cologne's momentum was greatly reduced. In the 39th minute of the second half, he gave up a wedge to prospect Carl and collapsed. Munich held a two-goal lead until the 4th minute of second-half stoppage time, raising the win on the road.

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