Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Bolton hold Bayern Munich 2-2





Struggling Bolton Wanderers held European soccer aristocrats Bayern Munich to a 2-2 draw in UEFA Cup Group F on Thursday. Bolton, second from the bottom in the English Premier League , shocked Bayern with an eight minute opener in Munich, the first goal in five years for defender Ricardo Gardner.
Bayern, 9past winners of four European Cups, a cup Winner’s Cup and a UEFA Cup, replied with goals from Germany striker Lukas Podolski either side of half time.
But Kevin Davies made it a night to savour for new coach Gary Megson with an 82nd minute strike against the run of play.
Bayern stay on top of the group with four points from two games.
Aris Salonika jumped to second after beating Red Star Belgrade 3-0 and Bolton are third a point behind.