FC Bayern München’s victory in the derby against FC Augsburg on matchday 15 of the Bundesliga season confirmed that they will top the table throughout the Christmas period. Elsewhere in the top-division, 1. FC Köln shocked Schalke 04 by winning 2-1 in the Veltins Arena, Hertha BSC beat Borussia Dortmund 1-0 in the capital, SC Freiburg and Hamburger SV played out a 0-0 draw and Werder Bremen and Hannover 96 drew 3-3.
FC Augsburg were impressive in the first half and more than held their own against FC Bayern. However, a stunning second half from the Champions saw them wrap up the “Herbstmeisterschaft” (Awarded to the team that tops the Bundesliga table after 17 matchdays) against their Bavarian rivals. A stunning spell of 12 minutes and 55 seconds was enough for FC Bayern: Medhi Benatia opened the scoring after 58 minutes; Arjen Robben’s stunning effort doubled the lead seconds later. Further goals from Robert Lewandowski (68’) and Robben (70’) sealed the victory. FC Bayern are now 10 points clear of second-placed VfL Wolfsburg, who have three games left to play in 2014.
Köln score with their first shot
1. FC Köln took the lead in the Veltins Arena early in the second half through. Anthony Ujah (47’). It was their first shot of the game. Twenty minutes later their lead was doubled thanks to Matthias Lehmann’s penalty. Schalke, who were in great form going into the game, scored in the 85th minute through Germany U19 international Leroy Sané’s header.
Hertha BSC took the lead in the 40th minute against Borussia Dortmund and hung on for victory. A mistake in the Dortmund midfield saw the ball land at the feet of former BVB player Julian Schieber. He wriggled through the Dortmund defence before slotting home to give the team from the capital they lead. Hertha hung on after the break to beat BVB, who drop to 16th in the table as a result of the defeat.
Stunning game in Bremen
A topsy-turvy game in Bremen ended 3-3. Hannover took the lead in the 12th minute through Lars Stindl’s close range finish. Zlatko Junuzovic (36’) levelled for the hosts who then took the lead through Melvyn Lorenzen’s fine solo effort (55’). Goals from Joselu (62’) and Hiroshi Kiyotake (64’) saw the visitors take the lead once again, but a late equaliser from Germany U19 star Davie Selke (88’) ensured that the spoils were shared at the end of an incredible game.
There were no goals is Breisgau, although Freiburg could have taken the lead in the second minute. Vladimir Darida’s penalty was kept out by HSV keeper Jaroslav Drobny.
FC Bayern München’s victory in the derby against FC Augsburg on matchday 15 of the Bundesliga season confirmed that they will top the table throughout the Christmas period. Elsewhere in the top-division, 1. FC Köln shocked Schalke 04 by winning 2-1 in the Veltins Arena, Hertha BSC beat Borussia Dortmund 1-0 in the capital, SC Freiburg and Hamburger SV played out a 0-0 draw and Werder Bremen and Hannover 96 drew 3-3.
FC Augsburg were impressive in the first half and more than held their own against FC Bayern. However, a stunning second half from the Champions saw them wrap up the “Herbstmeisterschaft” (Awarded to the team that tops the Bundesliga table after 17 matchdays) against their Bavarian rivals. A stunning spell of 12 minutes and 55 seconds was enough for FC Bayern: Medhi Benatia opened the scoring after 58 minutes; Arjen Robben’s stunning effort doubled the lead seconds later. Further goals from Robert Lewandowski (68’) and Robben (70’) sealed the victory. FC Bayern are now 10 points clear of second-placed VfL Wolfsburg, who have three games left to play in 2014.
Köln score with their first shot
1. FC Köln took the lead in the Veltins Arena early in the second half through. Anthony Ujah (47’). It was their first shot of the game. Twenty minutes later their lead was doubled thanks to Matthias Lehmann’s penalty. Schalke, who were in great form going into the game, scored in the 85th minute through Germany U19 international Leroy Sané’s header.
Hertha BSC took the lead in the 40th minute against Borussia Dortmund and hung on for victory. A mistake in the Dortmund midfield saw the ball land at the feet of former BVB player Julian Schieber. He wriggled through the Dortmund defence before slotting home to give the team from the capital they lead. Hertha hung on after the break to beat BVB, who drop to 16th in the table as a result of the defeat.
Stunning game in Bremen
A topsy-turvy game in Bremen ended 3-3. Hannover took the lead in the 12th minute through Lars Stindl’s close range finish. Zlatko Junuzovic (36’) levelled for the hosts who then took the lead through Melvyn Lorenzen’s fine solo effort (55’). Goals from Joselu (62’) and Hiroshi Kiyotake (64’) saw the visitors take the lead once again, but a late equaliser from Germany U19 star Davie Selke (88’) ensured that the spoils were shared at the end of an incredible game.
There were no goals is Breisgau, although Freiburg could have taken the lead in the second minute. Vladimir Darida’s penalty was kept out by HSV keeper Jaroslav Drobny.
In the day's evening kick-off Mainz faced VfB Stuttgart at the Coface Arena. The first half was lacking in quality until Johannes Geis' sumptuous free kick hit the back of the net to give the hosts the lead. They then dominated proceedings and looked likely to grab a second but Filip Kostic's 72nd minute cross deceived everyone and landed in the back of the net to give VfB an equaliser. Kostic almost turned the game on it's head seconds later, but shot wide. Shinji Okazaki almost won it for the hosts in the final ten minutes but his powerful effort was cleared off the line.
