Hat-trick hero Kane quickest to 50 Bundesliga goals

MUNICH, Nov 23 (AP): Harry Kane is the quickest player to score 50 goals in the Bundesliga after scoring a hat trick on his 43rd appearance on Friday.
Kane's three goals - including two penalties - gave Bayern a 3-0 win over Augsburg, stretching the Bavarian powerhouse's lead to eight points ahead of the rest of the 11th round.
Kane scored 36 goals in 32 league appearances last season, his first for Bayern after joining from Tottenham. It was also the first season since 2012 that Bayern failed to win the title, as Bayer Leverkusen went undefeated to snap Bayern's winning run.
As well as 14 league goals this season, Kane has scored five in the Champions League and one in the German Cup.
Against Augsburg, he had to be patient as Augsburg goalkeeper Nediljko Labrovi? and his defenders stood firm.
"It was somehow typical Harry Kane," Bayern coach Vincent Kompany said. "It was close in the first half, close, close, close, and then it happens, I think three goals in 15 minutes. Of course, he can do that. But for such a player, I have to say, he had a lot of chances that he could maybe make more of. Then, in an instant, everything is perfect and he can score many goals."
Meanwhile, he scored a hat trick including two penalties for Bayern Munich to beat Augsburg 3-0 in the Bundesliga.
The win stretched Bayern's lead to eight points ahead of the rest of the 11th round, and Kane took his goals tally to a league-leading 14. The England forward is the fastest player to 50 goals in the Bundesliga in what was his 43rd game.
However, coach Vincent Kompany should be concerned by his team's ongoing difficulty of scoring in matches it dominates. Bayern previously defeated St. Pauli and Benfica only 1-0.
Kompany's team had to wait until stoppage time before Kane sealed the result with his second penalty. Two minutes later, Kane scored with a header after controlling Leon Goretzka's cross with his first touch for a flattering scoreline.
"We had to be patient," Kane said. "And at halftime that's what we said, to keep doing what we're doing. We had a few chances in the first half and we just had to be a bit more clinical and obviously, thankfully, we got the penalty to kind of open the game up."
Mads Pedersen was penalized for handball following a VAR review and Kane duly broke the deadlock in the 63rd.
Bayern continued as before with 80 per cent possession, but had to wait for Keven Schlotterbeck to be penalised through VAR for a foul on Kane.