German Bundesliga – Round Nine

October 28, 2016

Borussia Monchengladbach                 0-0              Eintracht Frankfurt

It was a goalless draw between Borussia Moenchengladbach and Eintracht Frankfurt. Just a win separates the two teams on the league table.

October 29, 2016

Mainz 05                  2-0            Ingolstadt

Yunus Malli 51’

Levin Mete Oztunali 85’

Two second half goals from Mainz 05 ensured that Ingolstadt remains winless in the Bundesliga after nine matches.

It was an expected home win for Mainz 05.

Wolfsburg                  1-2                 Bayer Leverkusen

Maximilian Arnold 37’                   Admir Mehmedi 79’

                                                             Tin Jedvaj 83’

Wolfsburg went back to Bayer Leverkusen came from a goal down in the first half, to win away at Wolfsburg. With their respective records, this was not a shocking result.

Augsburg                    1-3           Bayern Munich

Ja-Cheol Koo 67’                           Robert Lewandowski 20’ 49’

                                                         Arjen Robben 22’

It was a comfortable away win for Bayern Munich. The league leaders gained three points and remained undefeated in their bid to defend the league title.

Werder Bremen        1-3            Freiburg

Santiago Garcia 67’                    Maximilian Philipp 29’

                                                      Vincenzo Grifo 39’

                                                      Amir Abrashi 75’

It was an away win for Freiburg while Werder Bremen racked up a consecutive loss in the Bundesliga.

Darmstadt                   0-2               RB Leipzig

                                                            Marcel Sabitzer 57’ 82’

Newly promoted RB Leipzig is currently the biggest threat to Bayern Munich’s bid to defend the league title.

A win over Darmstadt kept RB Leipzig two points away from Bayern Munich.

Borussia Dortmund            0-0        Schalke 04

It was a goalless draw between Borussia Dortmund and Schalke 04. It was a third consecutive draw for Borussia Dortmund.

A draw that would feel like dropped points for Dortmund.

October 30, 2016

Hoffenheim                       1-0            Hertha Berlin

Niklas Sule 31’

Hoffenheim maintained their undefeated start to the Bundesliga by giving Hertha Berlin a second league defeat.

FC Koln                           3-0              Hamburger SV

Anthony Modeste 61’ 83’ 86’

Missing a penalty couldn’t deny Anthony Modeste a hattrick against a ‘10-man’ Hamburger SV.

FC Koln gets another victory to place them among the top four teams on the league table, while Hamburger SV still searches for their first win of their season.