German Bundesliga – Round Fifteen

December 16, 2016

Hoffenheim                                       2-2                        Borussia Dortmund

Mark Uth 3’                                                                     Mario Gotze 11’

Sandro Wagner 20’                                                      Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 48’

Bad news for Dortmund – Dropped more points in the league. Marco Reus sees a red card and will be facing suspension.  Ousmane Dembele, who was one of the brighter spot for them in this fixture might be out injured.

Good News – They did not lose with fewer men.

Pre-season title favorites Borussia Dortmund dropped more points in the Bundesliga, but managed to fight with fewer men against a Hoffenheim side that has remained undefeated in the 2016/17 Bundesliga season.

December 17, 2016

Schalke 04                                      1-1                                  Freiburg

Yevheniy Konoplyanka 75’                                                  Florian Niederlechner 64’

Schalke avoided a third consecutive league defeat when Yevheniy Konoplyanka scored to save the a point at home against Freiburg.

Mainz 05                                           3-1                             Hamburger SV

Danny Latza 35’ 56’ 67’                                                    Bobby Shou Wood 21’

A hattrick for Danny Latza was how Mainz 05 helped themselves to a victory over a struggling Hamburger SV.

Augsburg                                           1-0                         Borussia Monchengladbach

Martin Hinteregger 75’

Augsburg leaped over Monchengladbach in the league standings with a home victory.  Martin Hinteregger’s second half goal was the only one of the match.

Werder Bremen                         1-1                               FC Koln

Serge Gnabry 40’                                                          Artjoms Rudnevs 28’

Werder Bremen denied FC Koln a victory that would have placed them amongst the top five teams in the league standings.

RB Leipzig                                     2-0                          Hertha Berlin

Timo Werner 40’

Will Orban 62’

RB Leipzig did their part and won at home against Hertha Berlin.

Both teams were coming from a defeat in their previous league match, and RB Leipzig made it consecutive for Hertha Berlin with a goal in each half.

Wolfsburg                                        1-0                             Eintracht Frankfurt

Jeffrey Bruma 33’

A struggling Wolfsburg defeated Eintracht Frankfurt.

Jeffrey Bruma’s goal was enough to give Wolfsburg an important will that keeps them out of the relegation zone for another round.

December 18, 2016

Darmstadt                                      0-1                       Bayern Munich

                                                                                       Douglas Costa 71’

It was an important away victory for Bayern Munich, as it took them back to the top of the Bundesliga table.

Bayer Leverkusen                        1-2                 Ingolstadt

Admir Mehmedi 63’                                            Alfredo Morales 26’

                                                                               Almog Cohen 73’

Relegation-threatened Ingolstadt were able to get their third victory in the 2016/17 Bundesliga season through an away fixture against Bayer Leverkusen.

We want to be shocked by the result, but Ingolstadt came into this fixture delivered high flying RB Leipzig their first defeat of the season.  Should this trend continues, fans would be hopeful for at least a mid-table finish.