Bundesliga

Hannover 96 teetering towards relegation

Borussia Dortmund may be in the game against League-bottom Hannover 96 on Henrikh Mkhitaryan to thank you. Hertha BSC stumbles when VfB Stuttgart, the surprise team of the hour.

Dortmund grape to the power hungry Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Hanover, on the ground

Borussia Dortmund crashes Hannover 96 even deeper into the relegation maelstrom. The tables-the Second ended up with the 1:0 (0:0) against the last in a Pflichtsieg, without Shine. Over the entire 90 minutes was dominated by the BVB the game, however, often without the necessary train to the gate. The only real exciters of the first half was a Marco Reus shot free-kick from 18 metres to the crossbar (16. Minute). Hannover defended and focused, and came towards the end of the first half even own a good Chance: After a corner considered André Hoffmann BVB goalkeeper Roman Bürki with a Header-the pile (41.). In the second half it was ultimately Henrikh Mkhitaryan, the bulwark of lower Saxony to crack. Be placed low finish from 19 yards landed untenable for Hanover’s goalkeeper Ron-Robert Zieler in the right corner. Hannover lost the fourth Bundesliga game in the series under the new coach Thomas Schaaf, who with his team still positive approaches saw: “We have the opponent very hard. I wish that with such a performance, something POPs up.”

Fifth VfB victory in the series

VfB Goal Scorer Serey The

The VfB Stuttgart remains the team of the hour in the German Bundesliga. The team of coach Jürgen Kramny celebrated with 2:0 (0:0)-victory against the current tables-third Hertha BSC the fifth victory in the series, the fourth in the second half of the season. “Where is the end? This must not end, this can also go on,” says Kramny after the final whistle. “We will diligently stay tuned and go on our way.” The first half of the game splashed with a lot of tactics, but few opportunities then. In the second half went the VfB an early lead. Hertha goalkeeper Rune Jarstein could a 16-Meter shot from Alexandru Maxim only parry, Serey Who took the second Chance with a low finish from 14 meters into the bottom right corner (51.). The result left both Teams with good chances being missed before a misfire from Hertha midfielder Vladimir Darida to Berlin the final K. o. missed. Daridas misplaced pass in front of the own penalty area landed only at VfB-player Lukas Rupp and finally, Filip Kostic, with a full shot from eleven meters the 2:0 (84.) for the Stuttgart-based scoring. VfB have climbed in the table to ninth place, Hertha slipped to the fourth rank.

Leverkusen turns the game

Bayer 04 Leverkusen pushed the Berlin of place three. The Team of coach Roger Schmidt sat down at SV Darmstadt 98 in a 2:1 (0:1). “It was a battle for every inch,” concluded Schmidt afterwards. “But we have set ourselves the task. We have passionately fought for the three points to retain.” Movers Darmstadt went into the 28. Minute in guidance, because the Bayer defence in the penalty area after a throw-in is not determined enough responded. Jan Rosenthal’s shot from seven meters, ourselves Leverkusen goalkeeper Bernd Leno could only parry, Sandro Wagner dusted by the head to the 1:0 for the hosts. Also the second goal scored a Darmstadt. After a free-kick by Bayer midfielder Hakan Calhanoglu transported Aytac Sulu of the Ball via a header into his own goal (62.). Leverkusen made now more pressure and turned with a counter final the game. Julian Brandt pushed the Ball from four metres to 2:1 (77.) for Bayer 04 over the line.

Draxlers Volleying

Also, VfL Wolfsburg returned with a win against a rising star in the fast lane back. After seven sieglosen Play up the “wolves” with the deserved 2:0 (2:0) against FC Ingolstadt again a Threesome. Wolfsburg were over the entire season, the better Team. Both goals were scored in the first half. After a misplaced pass, the Ingolstadt-based company in midfield, Daniel Caligiuri on the left side of pace and lofted the ball inside, where Julian Draxler hit the Ball volley took and into the net chased (29.). Robin Knoche (39.) made for a corner from a short distance for the 2:0.

Message arrived: The “wolves” get after a long dry spell again for a victory

Many Nickligkeiten

The 1. FC Cologne celebrated the first Rückrundensieg. The Geißböcke won against Eintracht Frankfurt with 3:1 (1:1). Here were the Frankfurt first in had taken the lead. Scorer Alexander Meier will be held in a flank of Szabolcz Huszti simply walk into it and it was 1:0 for the guests (24.). The Cologne could be due to the counter hit, not from the rest. Yannick Gerhardt replied with a shooting to the left for 1:1 (29.). In a final battle-stressed and many Nickligkeiten oriented game brought Dominique Heintz FC after a free-kick from Filip Mladenovic by a head in the lead (57.). Anthony Modeste (72.) made the 3:1-final score after the work by Gerhardt perfect.

Yellow-and-Red-for the scorers

Julian Nagelsmann, the age of 28, the youngest national League trainer of all time, celebrated with 1899 Hoffenheim a successful debut. His team took with the 1:1 (1:1) in the Kellerduell at Werder Bremen, a point of the river Weser. Only ten minutes had Nagelsmann on his first success, wait. After a ball loss of the Bremen in midfield, stormed Tobias Strobl on the right forward and lofted the ball into the penalty area. Andrej Kramaric takes the top off the left post, from there, jumped on the Ball at the back of the Werder-Torwart Felix Wiedwald and over the line to 1:0 for Hoffenheim (10.). Bremen showed himself little impressed. After a corner from Florian Grillitsch scored Papy Djilobodji from six metres, the balance to 1:1 (13.). This performance result remained even after 90 played minutes, because both Teams have good chances skipped. Hoffenheims striker Kramaric looked because of repeated Foulspiels Yellow-Red (77.).

Next severe injury to Badstubers

On Friday, FC Schalke 04 surprisingly at FSV Mainz 05 with 1:1 (0:1) drawn the short. On Sunday, receives first the Hamburger SV to a duel of two Traditionsmannschaften Borussia Mönchengladbach. The Bavarian Derby between FC Augsburg and leaders Bayern Munich finished the 21. Day of the match. The Verletzungpech remains the giants faithful. Defender Holger Badstuber broke in Training the ankle joint and needed surgery. According to the FC Bayern falls, he expected three months off.

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