Bayern's Heynckes praises performance of reserve keeper Starke

Tom Starke stood tall in goal on Wednesday.

Jupp Heynckes hailed academy coach Tom Starke's performance in goal as Bayern Munich edged to a scrappy 1-0 victory against bottom-of-the-table Cologne to move nine points clear at the top of the Bundesliga.

Robert Lewandowski scored the only goal of the game on the hour mark, slotting home from close range after a deft back-header from captain Thomas Muller. Bundesliga top scorer Lewandowski has now found the net in all eight Bayern home games this season -- taking his tally to 15 league goals.

However,...