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<p>But Olise responded. The 23-year-old found space in a crowded box and finally beat Marchesin with a pinpoint finish from Kane's layoff with six minutes left to play, effectively sealing the win for Bayern, who had a late third ruled out for offside. With the result, Bayern advance to the knockout stage, while Boca will now need to beat Auckland to have a chance of advancing - depending on the score of the Benfica-Bayern match on Matchday 3.</p>

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<p>The result ends the strong start by South American teams at the tournament, marking CONMEBOL's first loss.</p>

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<p>Despite being fruitless in the first half, <strong>Olise</strong>'s work rate was impressive. He was central to a lot of the positive attacking moments for Bayern and didn't appear to let his missed shots affect him in the second half. He was relentless and showed ice in his veins for his match-winner.</p>

THE MVP

<p>It's tough to find fault on a team that punched so highly above its weight but <strong>Boca's defence </strong>struggled whenever Bayern got into the box. With both Kane and Olise's goals, there was poor positioning and players left open. It's also important to note this is the second-straight game where Miguel Angel Russo's side conceded costly goals that saw the result go against them. Boca had a 2-0 lead against Benfica, only for the Portuguese giants to hit back twice and snatch a draw. The Argentine club can't afford any slip-ups against Auckland, a team that is playing for pride at this stage after being eliminated following a 6-0 loss to Benfica.</p>

THE BIG LOSER

<p>Bayern will wrap their group stage journey on Tuesday when they face Benfica in Charlotte. Boca will travel to Cincinnati to face Auckland City. </p>

WHAT COMES NEXT?

MATCH RATING (OUT OF FIVE): ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Harry Kane gets off the mark! Bayern Munich hitman opens Club World Cup goal account but Michael Olise emerges as hero in thrilling win over Boca Juniors | Goal.com

Harry Kane and Michael Olise helped Bayern Munich narrowly defeat Argentine giants Boca Juniors in a thrilling Club World Cup encounter in Miami.

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