German Bundesliga
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SV Darmstadt 98 0-3 Bayern Munich

Arturo Vidal scores Bayern Munich's opening goal against SV Darmstadt
Arturo Vidal had previously scored for Bayern Munich in a German Cup tie

Arturo Vidal and Kingsley Coman both scored their first goals in the Bundesliga to help take Bayern Munich to the top of the table with a comfortable win over SV Darmstadt.

Bayern started without Thomas Muller but did not miss him as Sebastian Rode added to Coman's second-half goal.

Vidal fired Bayern ahead after 20 minutes before Coman and Rode slotted home in the space of 90 seconds.

Previous leaders Borussia Dortmund take on Bayer Leverkusen on Sunday.

Darmstadt, playing in the top flight for the first time in 33 years, had never beaten Bayern in four previous attempts.

Sebastian Rode scores Bayern Munich's third goal against SV Darmstadt
Midfielder Sebastian Rode, 24, joined Bayern Munich from Eintracht Frankfurt in July 2014

And even though the visitors made a number of changes from the side that beat Olympiakos 3-0 in the Champions League in midweek, a shock never looked on the cards once midfielder Vidal had superbly located the top corner from 25 yards out.

Coman, a team-mate of Vidal at Juventus last season before joining Bayern on loan, then steered a low shot into the bottom corner on the forward's first Bundesliga start 17 minutes into the second half.

And less than two minutes later Rode completed the scoring when he also marked his first league start of the campaign with his opening goal as he shot home from close range after first hitting a post.

Elsewhere, Wolfsburg moved back up to third place as Netherlands international Bas Dost came off the bench to score twice, including a penalty, in a 2-0 win over Hertha Berlin.

Ingolstadt climbed to fifth with a 1-0 victory at Werder Bremen thanks to an injury-time goal from Moritz Hartmann.

Bottom club Borussia Monchengladbach are still without a point following a 1-0 defeat at fourth-placed Cologne, where a second-half header from former Blackburn loanee Anthony Modeste settled the Rhine derby.

Line-ups

Darmstadt

Formation 4-4-1-1

  • 31Mathenia
  • 13Garics
  • 4SuluBooked at 78mins
  • 33Caldirola
  • 32Holland
  • 20Heller
  • 18NiemeyerSubstituted forRosenthalat 69'minutes
  • 8Gondorf
  • 34RauschSubstituted forVrancicat 77'minutes
  • 11Kempe
  • 9Stroh-EngelSubstituted forWagnerat 59'minutesBooked at 73mins

Substitutes

  • 6Vrancic
  • 7Sailer
  • 10Rosenthal
  • 14Wagner
  • 15Diaz Campbell
  • 23Jungwirth
  • 40Zaluska

Bayern Munich

Formation 4-1-4-1

  • 1Neuer
  • 13Ferreira de Souza
  • 17BoatengSubstituted forAlonsoat 72'minutes
  • 27Alaba
  • 18Bernat
  • 32Kimmich
  • 29Coman
  • 20Rode
  • 23VidalSubstituted forMartínez Aguinagaat 66'minutesBooked at 80mins
  • 11Douglas CostaSubstituted forMüllerat 68'minutes
  • 19Götze

Substitutes

  • 6Thiago Alcántara
  • 8Martínez Aguinaga
  • 14Alonso
  • 21Lahm
  • 25Müller
  • 26Ulreich
Referee:
Felix Zwayer
Attendance:
17,000

Match Stats

Home TeamDarmstadtAway TeamBayern Munich
Possession
Home20%
Away80%
Shots
Home5
Away18
Shots on Target
Home2
Away6
Corners
Home1
Away5
Fouls
Home10
Away8

Live Text

  1. Post update

    Match ends, SV Darmstadt 98 0, FC Bayern München 3.

  2. Full Time

    Second Half ends, SV Darmstadt 98 0, FC Bayern München 3.

  3. Post update

    Attempt missed. Joshua Kimmich (FC Bayern München) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kingsley Coman with a cross.

  4. Post update

    Kingsley Coman (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  5. Post update

    Foul by Jerome Gondorf (SV Darmstadt 98).

  6. Post update

    Foul by Kingsley Coman (FC Bayern München).

  7. Post update

    Fabian Holland (SV Darmstadt 98) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  8. Booking

    Javi Martínez (FC Bayern München) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

  9. Post update

    Foul by Javi Martínez (FC Bayern München).

  10. Post update

    Sandro Wagner (SV Darmstadt 98) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  11. Post update

    Attempt missed. Xabi Alonso (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner from a direct free kick.

  12. Booking

    Aytac Sulu (SV Darmstadt 98) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

  13. Post update

    Mario Götze (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  14. Post update

    Foul by Aytac Sulu (SV Darmstadt 98).

  15. Substitution

    Substitution, SV Darmstadt 98. Mario Vrancic replaces Konstantin Rausch.

  16. Booking

    Sandro Wagner (SV Darmstadt 98) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

  17. Post update

    Javi Martínez (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  18. Post update

    Foul by Sandro Wagner (SV Darmstadt 98).

  19. Substitution

    Substitution, FC Bayern München. Xabi Alonso replaces Jerome Boateng.

  20. Post update

    Offside, SV Darmstadt 98. Sandro Wagner tries a through ball, but Marcel Heller is caught offside.

Scores, Results & Fixtures

Saturday 19th September 2015

  • DarmstadtDarmstadt 980Bayern MunichBayern Munich3
  • Köln1. FC Köln1B MgladbachBorussia Mönchengladbach0
  • HamburgHamburg SV0FrankfurtEintracht Frankfurt0
  • Werder BremenWerder Bremen0IngolstadtFC Ingolstadt1
  • WolfsburgVfL Wolfsburg2Hertha BerlinHertha Berlin0

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