WIESBADEN, Germany (AP) — Harry Kane headed the winning goal deep into added time to give Bayern Munich a 3-2 win over third-division team Wehen Wiesbaden on Wednesday and avoid a potential shock first-round exit in the German Cup.
Kane had already scored one penalty and seen another saved by Wiesbaden goalkeeper Florian Stritzel when he leapt to head in Josip Stanisic's cross in the fourth minute of five added on.
“Crazy game ... We had some big, big chances to put the game away, but credit to them, they stuck at it,” Kane told broadcaster Sky Sport. “We know we’re not the perfect team yet. We know we’ve got stuff to work on and tonight shows that.”
Bayern has had some shock cup losses in recent years and came dangerously close to another after giving up a two-goal lead.
Kane got Bayern started from the penalty spot in the 16th minute after Wiesbaden's Ryan Johansson shoved Bayern fullback Sacha Boey.
It was Kane's 90th Bayern goal in his 99th game in all competitions for the German club and followed a hat trick against Leipzig in the Bundesliga last week.
Michael Olise made it 2-0 off a loose ball in the 50th but Wiesbaden hit back soon after when Fatih Kaya scored on a rare attack by the hosts. Kaya's speed made the difference again when he outpaced Bayern defender Jonathan Tah on another counter to level the score.
Kane had the chance to seal the win with another penalty after he was fouled with a clumsy sliding challenge, but Stritzel saved both the England captain's spot kick and his follow-up header.
As extra time loomed, Stanisic hit a cross from deep and Kane rose above defender Justin Janitzek to head in the winner.
The German Cup has been Bayern's least successful competition in recent years. Since its last win in 2020, Bayern hasn't got past the quarterfinals and has lost in the second round in three of the last five years.
Bayern's win over Wiesbaden was the last of the 32 first-round games. All but one of the 18 Bundesliga teams made it into the second round in the end. Werder Bremen was the exception, beaten by second-tier Arminia Bielefeld, last year's runner-up.
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SV Wehen Wiesbaden goalkeeper Florian Stritzel celebrates after saving a penalty kick by Bayern Munich's Harry Kane during the DFB Pokal, Germany Cup, soccer match, Wednesday, Aug 27, 2025, in Wiesbaden, Germany. (Uwe Anspach/dpa via AP)
Bayern Munich's Harry Kane, center, is congratulated after scoring from the penalty spot against SV Wehen Wiesbaden during the DFB Pokal, Germany Cup, soccer match, Wednesday, Aug 27, 2025, in Wiesbaden, Germany. (Uwe Anspach/dpa via AP)
Bayern Munich's Harry Kane, center, is congratulated after scoring from the penalty spot against SV Wehen Wiesbaden during the DFB Pokal, Germany Cup, soccer match, Wednesday, Aug 27, 2025, in Wiesbaden, Germany. (Uwe Anspach/dpa via AP)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean court sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to five years in prison Friday in the first verdict from eight criminal trials over the martial law debacle that forced him out of office and other allegations.
Yoon was impeached, arrested and dismissed as president after his short-lived imposition of martial law in December 2024 triggered huge public protests calling for his ouster.
The most significant criminal charge against him alleges that his martial law enforcement amounted to a rebellion, and the independent counsel has requested the death sentence in the case that is to be decided in a ruling next month.
In Friday's case, the Seoul Central District Court sentenced Yoon for defying attempts to detain him, fabricating the martial law proclamation and sidestepping a legally mandated full Cabinet meeting.
Yoon has maintained he didn’t intend to place the country under military rule for an extended period, saying his decree was only meant to inform the people about the danger of the liberal-controlled parliament obstructing his agenda. But investigators have viewed Yoon’s decree as an attempt to bolster and prolong his rule, charging him with rebellion, abuse of power and other criminal offenses.
Judge Baek Dae-hyun said in the televised ruling that imposing “a grave punishment” was necessary because Yoon hasn’t shown remorse and has only repeated “hard-to-comprehend excuses.” The judge also restoring legal systems damaged by Yoon’s action was necessary.
Yoon, who can appeal the ruling, hasn’t immediately publicly responded to the ruling. But when the independent counsel demanded a 10-year prison term in the case, Yoon’s defense team accused them of being politically driven and lacking legal grounds to demand such “an excessive” sentence.
Prison sentences in the multiple, smaller trials Yoon faces would matter if he is spared the death penalty or life imprisonment at the rebellion trial.
Park SungBae, a lawyer who specializes in criminal law, said there is little chance the court would decide Yoon should face the death penalty in the rebellion case. He said the court will likely issue a life sentence or a sentence of 30 years or more in prison.
South Korea has maintained a de facto moratorium on executions since 1997 and courts rarely hand down death sentences. Park said the court would take into account that Yoon’s decree didn’t cause casualties and didn’t last long, although Yoon hasn’t shown genuine remorse for his action.
A supporter of former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol shouts slogans outside Seoul Central District Court, in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Supporters of former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol hold signs and flags outside Seoul Central District Court, in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
A supporter of former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol waits for a bus carrying former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol outside Seoul Central District Court, in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Supporters of former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol hold signs as police officers stand guard outside Seoul Central District Court, in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Supporters of former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol hold signs and flags outside Seoul Central District Court, in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Supporters of former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol hold signs outside Seoul Central District Court, in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
A picture of former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is placed on a board as supporters gather outside Seoul Central District Court, in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
