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In the matches of the 9th round of the German "Bundesliga" that took place on Sunday, the players of "Mainz" returned to the path of victories.
Thomas Tuchel's students defeated Leverkusen's "Bayer" team away with a minimal result of 1-0 after the only accurate shot by Andreas Ivanschitz in the second half.
By earning three points, the "Mainz" team became the sole leader of the championship, as Borussia Dortmund played a draw of 1-1 with Hoffenheim.
However, even such a result brought great joy to the "black and yellow", as Antonio da Silva scored an equalizing goal already during extra time.
"Stuttgart" - Hamburg "St. Pauli" duel ended with a 2-0 victory for the hosts.
Results:
Borussia Dortmund 1 - 1 Hoffenheim
10' [0 - 1] D. Ba
90' [1 - 1] A.d. Silva
16' N. Sahin ("Borussia") missed a penalty shot
90' S. Salihovic ("Hoffenheim") sent off the field
Bayer Leverkusen 0 - 1 Mainz
70' [0 - 1] A. Ivanschitz
Stuttgart 2 - 0 Hamburg St. Pauli
19' [1 - 0] G. Niedermaier
79' [2 - 0] Z. Kuzmanovic
