Undefeated Bayer Leverkusen opened up a two-point lead at the top of the Bundesliga on Sunday as Toni Kroos scored one goal and set up the others in their 3-0 win at Hoffenheim. Defender Sami Hyppia grabbed the lead on 11 minutes, connecting with a deep Kroos free kick at the far post before the midfielder turned scorer six minutes after the restart with a shot inside the box. The playmaker set up the third in the 71st, cutting a pass into the middle of the box for Swiss international Tranquillo Barnetta.
On Saturday Bayern München won the top clash. The record champion beat Werder in Bremen 3-2. Aaron Hunt put the hosts ahead but Thomas Müller and Ivica Olica had the right answer within the first half. In the 2nd period Werder managed to equalize the score with a goal by Hugo Almeida. But Bayern stroke back once again and won the game thanks to a directly converted free-kick by Arjen Robben.
Schalke 04 failed to win their match at Bochum despite a 2-0-lead at half time. The final result was 2-2. Nelson Valdez led Borussia Dortmund to victory over Hamburg. The Venezualian striker scored his team's only goal and helped Dortmund to overtake Hamburg in the table.
On Friday VfB Stuttgart kept their winning-streak alive. At SC Freiburg Ciprian Marica scored the game-winning-goal for Stuttgart late in the first half. It was the third victory in a row for the Swabians.
Round 19:
The match on Friday (8.30 pm)
SC Freiburg - VfB Stuttgart 0-1 (0-1)
The matches on Saturday (3.30 pm)
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Undefeated Bayer Leverkusen opened up a two-point lead at the top of the Bundesliga on Sunday as Toni Kroos scored one goal and set up the others in their 3-0 win at Hoffenheim. Defender Sami Hyppia grabbed the lead on 11 minutes, connecting with a deep Kroos free kick at the far post before the midfielder turned scorer six minutes after the restart with a shot inside the box. The playmaker set up the third in the 71st, cutting a pass into the middle of the box for Swiss international Tranquillo Barnetta.
On Saturday Bayern München won the top clash. The record champion beat Werder in Bremen 3-2. Aaron Hunt put the hosts ahead but Thomas Müller and Ivica Olica had the right answer within the first half. In the 2nd period Werder managed to equalize the score with a goal by Hugo Almeida. But Bayern stroke back once again and won the game thanks to a directly converted free-kick by Arjen Robben.
Schalke 04 failed to win their match at Bochum despite a 2-0-lead at half time. The final result was 2-2. Nelson Valdez led Borussia Dortmund to victory over Hamburg. The Venezualian striker scored his team's only goal and helped Dortmund to overtake Hamburg in the table.
On Friday VfB Stuttgart kept their winning-streak alive. At SC Freiburg Ciprian Marica scored the game-winning-goal for Stuttgart late in the first half. It was the third victory in a row for the Swabians.
Round 19:
The match on Friday (8.30 pm)
SC Freiburg - VfB Stuttgart 0-1 (0-1)
The matches on Saturday (3.30 pm)
Werder Bremen - Bayern München 2-3 (1-2)
VfL Bochum - Schalke 04 2-2 (0-2)
FSV Mainz 05 - Hannover 96 1-0 (1-0)
1. FC Nürnberg - Eintracht Frankfurt 1-1 (1-1)
Hertha BSC Berlin - Bor. Mönchengladbach 0-0 (0-0)
The match on Saturday (6.30 pm)
Borussia Dortmund - Hamburger SV 1-0 (1-0)
The match on Sunday (3.30 pm)
VfL Wolfsburg - 1. FC Köln 2-3 (1-1)
The match on Sunday (5.30 pm)
1899 Hoffenheim - Bayer Leverkusen 0-3 (0-1)
