SEOGWIPO, South Korea — FC Bayern Munich opened its Asian summer tour with a 2-1 victory over K League 1 side Jeju SK on Tuesday, needing goals from two of its young forwards to overcome a spirited home performance at Jeju World Cup Stadium.

Felipe Chávez and Bastian Assomo scored for the German champions, while Jeju SK found an equalizer of their own in between through forward Lee, briefly leveling the match before Bayern regained control and held on for the win in front of a packed, celebratory crowd.

How the match unfolded

Bayern controlled the tempo from the opening whistle, with Jeju setting up compactly and looking to hit the German side on the counter. The breakthrough came in the 11th minute, when Chávez reacted quickest to a scramble inside the penalty area and fired the ball home to give Bayern an early 1-0 lead.

Jeju SK responded just a few minutes later, drawing level in the 15th minute through Lee after testing Bayern's defense on the counterattack in the match's opening exchanges. The goal energized the home crowd and briefly threatened to derail Bayern's control of the match.

Bayern retook the lead before halftime, with Assomo restoring the German side's advantage in the 41st minute through a long-range strike from outside the penalty area. The goal sent Bayern into the break leading 2-1, despite having created........

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