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Kane strikes again as Bayern brush aside Augsburg in title hunt

Bayer Leverkusen can cut Bayern`s lead back to six when it plays away at third-from-bottom Heidenheim on Saturday. Augsburg was eighth in the standings

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Bayern Munich`s German forward Leroy Sane (2nd R) celebrates scoring the 1-3 goal with his teammates including Bayern Munich`s Croatian defender Josip Stanisic (R9 and Bayern Munich`s English forward Harry Kane during the German first division Bundesliga football match between FC Augsburg and FC Bayern Munich in Augsburg. Pic/AFP

Bayern Munich`s German forward Leroy Sane (2nd R) celebrates scoring the 1-3 goal with his teammates including Bayern Munich`s Croatian defender Josip Stanisic (R9 and Bayern Munich`s English forward Harry Kane during the German first division Bundesliga football match between FC Augsburg and FC Bayern Munich in Augsburg. Pic/AFP

Bundesliga leader Bayern Munich came from behind to beat in-form Augsburg 3-1 and Harry Kane`s second-half goal helped it extend its lead to nine points.

Augsburg came into the match unbeaten in its last 11 games and it took the lead thanks to a bit of quick thinking after half an hour. With the Bayern defense static, Jeffrey Gouweleeuw took a quick free kick and Dimitrios Giannoulis controlled the ball with his instep before hammering it into the roof of the for his first Bundesliga goal.

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