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German Bundesliga News :: German Bundesliga Round Five Summary

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Posted on 2008-09-22 by Gooner

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Schalke 04 lead the standings with 11 points from five matches following their 1-0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday.

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Ambitious 1899 Hoffenheim swept aside Borussia Dortmund 4-1 to move into second place on Sunday.

Hoffenheim, the wealthy village team enjoying their first season in the Bundesliga, were inspired by Bosnia's Vedad Ibisevic, who struck twice to take his season tally to six.

Hoffenheim are second on 10 points, with VfB Stuttgart trailing them on goal difference after they beat Karlsruhe 3-1 on Sunday.

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Hamburg needing a win to reclaim top spot, were overwhelmed in Wolfsburg losing 0-3 and drop to fourth, also on 10 points.

Wolfsburg who move to 6th, coached by former Hamburg great Felix Magath, took the lead when Ashkan Dejagah stole in at the near post after 15 minutes and further goals from Alexander Madlung and Grafite settled the match before half-time.

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Werder Bremen pulled off a shock 5-2 win at Bayern Munich on Saturday, humiliating the champions in front of their own fans and giving Juergen Klinsmann his first taste of defeat as a Bundesliga coach. Bremen are now 7th and Bayern Munich 8th

 

Sourced From : Gooner Football Blog

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