{"id":103424,"date":"2025-09-22T07:49:28","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T07:49:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.getfootballnewsgermany.com\/?p=103424"},"modified":"2025-09-22T07:49:31","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T07:49:31","slug":"bundesliga-matchday-4-review-harry-kane-hat-trick-first-wins-gladbach-goal-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.getfootballnewsgermany.com\/2025\/bundesliga-matchday-4-review-harry-kane-hat-trick-first-wins-gladbach-goal-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Bundesliga matchday 4 review: Harry Kane hat-trick, first wins, Gladbach goal, and more"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Matchday 4 in the Bundesliga gave us many season firsts, a seven-goal thriller, yet another Harry Kane hat-trick, and so much more. Here is your review and all the major talking points from matchday 4 in the Bundesliga.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Harry Hat-trick<\/span><\/h2>\n

Following on from his brace in the Champions League midweek, Harry Kane notched his 9th Bundesliga hat-trick as Bayern Munich beat TSG Hoffenheim 1-4 in Sinsheim. <\/span>In doing so, Kane also broke a new Bundesliga record<\/span><\/a>. Following on from his first goal, the England captain went on to convert two penalties – this is the first time in the league\u2019s history that a player has converted all of their first 17 penalties.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Vincent Kompany made five changes from the side that beat Chelsea in midweek,<\/span><\/a> but it did little to disrupt their early-season flow. It was one-way traffic from the majority of the game, and a late Joshua Kimmich own goal did little to dampen the spirits as Bayern maintained top spot and their 100% record.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Union Upset Frankfurt\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

Union Berlin pulled off a shock result on Sunday evening as they came out 3-4 winners away at Eintracht Frankfurt. The Eagles had hammered Turkish champions Galatasaray 5-1 in midweek and were favourites to do something similar against Union.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

However, a front-three masterclass from Union took Frankfurt and possibly the league by surprise.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Summer recruit, Ilyas Ansah, got Union going with a superb finish and bringing his season record to four goals in as many games. Scotsman Oliver Burke then doubled Union\u2019s lead just past the 30-minute mark, with Union only registering around 30% possession. Frankfurt did manage to pull one back before halftime, but it couldn\u2019t stop what was to come.<\/span><\/p>\n

Two goals in three minutes from Oliver Burke not only secured his hat-trick, but put Union in a commanding lead with 30 minutes still to play. Burke\u2019s second was a fantastic towering header, and his third was a delicate chip over the onrushing goalkeeper.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Can Uzun and Jonathan Burkardt (his first for Frankfurt) scored two goals late on, but Union hung on for a famous three points.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Speaking after the game, Union head coach Steffen Baumgart, who was sent off for complaining about Burkardt\u2019s penalty goal, spoke frankly after the match:\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201c<\/span>I\u2019m sorry, but actually I\u2019m not sorry because I don\u2019t want to hold back on my emotions. I kicked the paper onto the pitch because I saw others do it. The lads will have to do without me next week.<\/span><\/i>\u201c<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Gladbach Goal!<\/span><\/h2>\n

Music to the ears of Borussia M\u00f6nchengladbach fans, they\u2019ve finally registered a goal this season, and it\u2019s come at the expense of their rivals, Bayer Leverkusen.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Gladbach went into Sunday\u2019s game as underdogs but put on a valiant performance and scored late on to secure a much-needed point and first goal of the campaign. Following last week\u2019s 0-4 loss to Bremen, Gladbach looked refreshed under the interim management of <\/span>Eugen Polanski.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The former Polish international declared himself largely satisfied with his team\u2019s performance, which sees them move to two points, but now with the opportunity to really kickstart their campaign.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

After the game, Gladbach sporting director Roland Virkus confirmed that Polanski is being considered as a permanent candidate.\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Polanski himself thought Gladbach were unlucky not to win it:<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201c<\/span>With a little luck, we could have won,\u201d <\/span><\/i>Polanski continued, referencing Jens Castrop\u2019s disallowed goal in the 23rd minute. \u201c<\/span>In the Regionalliga, that goal would have counted. I ended my playing career [in 2018] when there was no VAR, and I\u2019m very happy about that. Now, I have to put up with this crap.<\/span><\/i>\u201c<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Around the Grounds<\/span><\/h2>\n

Elsewhere in the Bundesliga, Hamburg secured their first win of the campaign in what seemed like an early six-pointer against FC Heidenheim. Both clubs occupied the bottom two spots going into this won, but it\u2019s HSV who move away following a convincing 2-1 win. Goals on either side of the half from Luka Vu\u0161kovi\u0107 and Rayan Philippe were enough to get HSV over the line. A late consolation for Heidenheim did little as they look to already be in danger of relegation.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Borussia Dortmund stay within two points of Bayern after overcoming VfL Wolfsburg 1-0 on Sunday night. <\/span><\/a>A first-half wonder striker from Karim Adeyemi was enough for Niko Kova\u010d\u2019s side as they go back to second in the table.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Elsewhere, there were wins for RB Leipzig (3-1 vs FC K\u00f6ln), VfB Stuttgart (2-0 vs St. Pauli), SC Freiburg (0-3 vs Werder Bremen), and Mainz 05 (1-4 vs FC Augsburg).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

GGFN |<\/span> Jamie Allen<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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