Hannover 96 went second in the Bundesliga on Sunday with an impressive 3-0 win at Eintracht Frankfurt, but leaders Borussia Dortmund remain 12 points clear at the top. First-half goals by Norwegian striker Mohammed Abdellaoue and defender Christian Schulz put Mirko Slomka's Hannover in control before Ivory Coast striker Didier Ya Konan added a third in the 89th minute. The victory allows Hannover to leap-frog both Leverkusen and Mainz into second.
Titleholders Bayern München started their campaign 2011 in the Bundesliga with a 1-1 draw at VfL Wolfsburg on Saturday and stay in fifth place. Rock-bottom teams Borussia Mönchengladbach and VfB Stuttgart celebrated vital 1-0 victories respectively. Runner up Schalke 04 lost against Hamburger SV 0-1.
Dortmund extended their lead at the top of the Bundesliga on Friday, blitzing second-placed Bayer Leverkusen with three goals in just six minutes for an impressive 3-1 away win. Having already begun 2011 with a ten-point lead, Dortmund hit second-half goals in quick succession from teenager Mario Goetze and two from 22-year-old Kevin Grosskreutz to seal the win.
The match on Friday (8.30 pm cet):
Bayer Leverkusen - Borussia Dortmund 1-3 (0-0)
The matches on Saturday (3.30 pm cet):
Werder Bremen - 1899 Hoffenheim 2-1 (1-0)
1. FC Nürnberg - Bor. Mönchengladbach 0-1 (0-1)
VfL Wolfsburg - Bayern München 1-1 (0-1)
FC St. Pauli - SC Freiburg 2-2 (1-0)
VfB Stuttgart - FSV Mainz 05 1-0 (0-0)
The match on Saturday (6.30 pm cet):
Schalke 04 - Hamburger SV 0-1 (0-0)
The match on Sunday (3.30 pm cet):
Eintracht Frankfurt - Hannover 96 0-3 (0-2)
The match on Sunday (5.30 pm cet):
1. FC Kaiserslautern - 1. FC Köln 1-1 (0-1)
