Domestic Leagues
Bundesliga – Round Six
September 30, 2016
RB Leipzig 2- 1 Augsburg
Emil Forsberg 11’ Dong-Won Ji 14’
Yussuf Poulsen 52’
Newly promoted RB Leipzig remains undefeated after six matches in the German Bundesliga. In their latest matchup, they took all points against Augsburg.
October 1, 2016
Bayern Munich 1-1 FC Koln
Joshua Kimmich 40’ Anthony Modeste 64’
Bayern Munich dropped points for the first time in the 2016/17 Bundesliga season. It was a clash of two teams that are yet to suffer defeat in the season. As expected, Bayern was the favorite to win this match.
Joshua Kimmich game the home team a lead to take into the halftime break in the 40th minute. Most people would have expected the second half should be the extension of Bayern’s wins in the Bundesliga. Bayern rarely fails at home to deliver a win.
Koln had a plan and they stuck to it. Counter attacks worked for the team and in the 64th minute, Anthony Modeste gave Koln a point from this match with an equalizing goal. A
As much possession as Bayern created, Koln had decent chances to steal a win from the defending champions.
There is a reason why both teams are undefeated.
Hertha Berlin 2-0 Hamburger SV
Vedad Ibisevic 29’ 70’(pen)
The winless start to Hamburger SV season continues as Hertha Berlin moves three points closer to the top the league leaders with a 2-0 home win.
Vedad Ibisevic scored a goal in each half to give Berlin the win.
Ingolstadt 1-2 Hoffenheim
Lukas Hinterseer 90’+5 (pen) Sandro Wagner 12’
Kerem Demirbay 35’
Ingolstadt winless season continues after they conceded two first half at home and gave Hoffenheim their second win of the season.
Hoffenheim remains undefeated after six matches in the Bundesliga.
Darmstadt 2-2 Werder Bremen
Antonio-Mirko Colak 19’(pen) 73’ Ludovic Lamine Sane 51’
Serge Gnabry 67’
After giving his team the lead in the 19th minute, Antonio-Mirko Colak had to score another goal in the 73rd minute to give Darmstadt a point at home against Werder Bremen.
Freiburg 1-0 Eintracht Frankfurt
Vincenzo Grifo 4’
Newly promoted Freiburg won with an early goal against last season’s playoff survivor Eintracht Frankfurt.
Vincenzo Grifo 4th minute goal was the only goal of the match. From the balance of play, Frankfurt deserved a point from this match.
Bayer Leverkusen 2-0 Borussia Dortmund
Admir Mehmedi 10’
Javier Hernández 79’
Borussia Dortmund failed to take advantage of Bayern Munich slip up.
After Bayern failed to secure maximum points against FC Koln, it was a great day for Borussia Dortmund to close the gap and put pressure on Bayern Munich’s bid to defend the Bundesliga title.
Dortmund had to chase the match after Admir Mehmedi scored for Bayer Leverkusen in the 10th minute. A well-organized Leverkusen made it difficult for Dortmund to have their way in the final third.
Javier Hernandez scored in the 79th minute to extend the lead for Leverkusen. It was a lead that killed the hopes of Dortmund dreams of leaving with at least a point.
Leverkusen remains undefeated at home.
October 2, 2016
Wolfsburg 0-0 Mainz 05
It was an opportunity for Wolfsburg to get a second win in the 2016/17 Bundesliga season, but a goalless draw was the outcome when they took on Mainz 05.
Schalke 04 4-0 Borussia Monchengladbach
Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting 52’
Breel Embolo 56’ 84’
Leon Goretzka 59’
Finally!
Schalke 04 new signing Breel Embolo scored a brace as they got their first win of the season in the Revierderby.
As fitting to their name, Schalke’s first point was in a 4-0 victory over Borussia Monchengladbach.
Not many would have predicted that it was going to take six matches for Schalke 04 to get any points on the Bundesliga league table.
After a goalless first half, a penalty awarded to Schalke allowed Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting to open the scoring for the match in the 52nd minute. It was a goal that opened the floodgates for the home team.
Seven minutes after Schalke took the lead, they extended it with two additional goals to kill hopes of a Monchengladbach come back.