Four Bayern pros beat Serbia with Germany

A number of FC Bayern pros were in action for their national teams on Friday. Germany beat Serbia in the Nations League, South Korea and Minjae Kim lost to Saudi Arabia and Canada with Alphonso Davies overcame Guatemala.

Germany keep hopes alive

Germany with starters Jonathan Tah, Joshua Kimmich and Aleksandar Pavlović won their Nations League match in Serbia 3-1. Tah and Kimmich played the full 90 minutes, with Pavlović making way for his FCB teammate Tom Bischof after 73 minutes.

Germany took an early lead when Srđan Babić put through his own goal (3’), with Florian Wirtz (14’) doubling the advantage. Brajan Gruda made it three after the restart (50’), with Babić pulling one back for Serbia (56’). The hosts were reduced to nine men when Vanja Dragojević (75’) and Andrija Živković (89’) received their marching orders.

Germany have kept their hopes of advancing to the UEFA Nations League quarter-finals alive. They take on the Netherlands in the final group match in Berlin on 16 November. Germany can book a berth in the knockout stages with a victory.

Minjae Kim and South Korea fall to Saudi Arabia

Minjae Kim played the full 90 minutes in South Korea’s 3-2 friendly defeat against Saudi Arabia. Marwan Al-Sahafi put Saudi Arabia in front late in the first half (45’+1). Oh Hyeon-gyu levelled the scores shortly after the restart (47’), but Mohammed Kanno (56’) and Abdulelah Al-Amri (59’) scored for the hosts in Doha. Lee Jae-sung pulled one back (68’), but it was not to be for South Korea, who take on Qatar in their next friendly on 17 November.

Davies subbed off early in Canada’s victory

Canada beat Guatemala 3-2 in the Concacaf Nations League quarter-final first leg. Captain Alphonso Davies started but had to be subbed off after just five minutes. Tani Oluwaseyi (18’), Liam Millar (28’) and Jonathan David (45’+2) handed Canada a comfortable lead before half-time. Oscar Santis pulled one back (54’) and Luc de Fougerolles (90’+2) put through his own goal, but Canada went on to seal a victory. The two sides meet again in the second leg in Toronto on 16 November.