"There was plenty of smoke, but Bayern Munich needed time to show some fire. In a game held up for 10 minutes because flare smoke covered the field, 17-year-old Lennart Karl's fourth Bundesliga goal of a breakout season helped Bayern to a 3-1 win at Cologne in the Bundesliga on Wednesday. With 17 games of 34 played, that meant Bayern matched the previous Bundesliga points record of 47 at the halfway stage set by Pep Guardiola's Bayern of 2013-14."
"Cologne fans' vast pyrotechnic display before kickoff produced thick smoke which drifted over the field before the referee stopped the game in the fourth minute, leaving the players to kick the ball around while it cleared. Cologne were fired up, too. Only quick reactions from Manuel Neuer stopped 19-year-old Said El Mala giving Cologne the lead on a quick break in the second minute."
Flare smoke from a Cologne pyrotechnic display delayed the match for 10 minutes before play resumed. Cologne started strongly, forcing Manuel Neuer to make an early reaction save and taking the lead in the 41st through Linton Maina after dispossessing Serge Gnabry. Serge Gnabry equalized minutes later with a trick shot that bounced over the goalkeeper. Bayern broke down the stout Cologne defence via an intricate short-corner routine that allowed Kim Min-Jae to head them ahead in the 71st. Lennart Karl added a clinical first-time finish in the 84th to seal a 3-1 victory and match the halfway Bundesliga points record with 47.
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