Bayern downs Mainz with strong second half
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01/30/2010 - Munich, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Bayern Munich moved back to the top of the Bundesliga on Saturday as they scored three times in the second half of a 3-0 win over Mainz at a snowy Allianz Arena.
Following a frustrating first half that saw Bayern dominate play but fail to find the net, Daniel van Buyten headed home the opener after 58 minutes, with Mario Gomez adding a second goal 15 minutes from time before Arjen Robben scored from a free kick with four minutes to play.
Bayern leads Bayer Leverkusen by one point, with Leverkusen having a chance to regain the league lead with a win over Freiburg on Sunday, while Mainz sits in eighth.
The home side could have scored two or three goals in a first half that saw them spend the majority of the time inside the Mainz half of the field.
Gomez saw a shot come back off the post on the half hour mark and Thomas Muller earned Bayern a penalty kick two minutes later when he was tripped inside the penalty area by Niko Bungert.
However, Bayern goalkeeper Hans-Jorg Butt, who is the team's most reliable man from the penalty spot, saw his effort saved by Mainz goalkeeper Heinz Muller.
Muller made two more big saves early in the second half, but he should have kept out the opening goal as Robben's cross was met by the head of Van Buyten, who sent the ball off the keeper's hands and between his legs.
There was nothing Muller could do about Bayern's second goal when Philipp Lahm's low cross was redirected past the keeper by a first-time effort from Gomez, while Robben put the finishing touches on the win with a brilliant 25- yard free kick that curled off the post and hit the back of the net.
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