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On Saturday, six matches of the 32nd round of the German Bundesliga were played, in which "Bayern" lost two points in a match against "Gladbach", "Borussia" won against "Wolfsburg", "Schalke" defeated "Nurnberg", and victories were also achieved by "Stuttgart", "Eintracht" and "Bochum".
In Munich, "Bayern" faced "Gladbach", a team that will be playing in a lower league next year. The goal was scored in the 12th minute, when Dutchman Roy Makaay found the net after a pass from Ali Karimi, marking his 15th goal in the championship.
In the second half, an equalizing goal was scored in the 7th minute. Nando Rafael passed the ball to Peet Kluge, who sent the ball with his right foot from almost 11 meters into the far corner of the goal. After these equalizers, "Bayern" remained in the 4th place, while "Gladbach" has only minimal chances to climb up from the last position.
In other matches, "Wolfsburg" clashed with Dortmund's "Borussia". The visitors took the lead in the 12th minute, when Polish player Ebi Smolarek scored a goal into the far corner of the net. In the second half, in added time, Paraguay's national team striker Nelson Valdez scored the first goal in the championship.
After this victory under Thom Dollo's leadership, the team moved up to the 10th place, while "Wolfsburg" dropped to 15th position.
The league-leaders, Gelsenkirchen's "Schalke", hosted "Nurnberg", who held the 5th position. The only goal of the match was scored in the 64th minute by German Kevin Kuranyi after a pass from Hamit Altintop. With 8 minutes left to play, Tomas Galasek was sent off the field. However, this did not change anything, and "Schalke" maintained their top position while "Nurnberg" also remained in 5th place.
"Stuttgart" defeated "Mainz" 2-0 in front of their fans. The team's captain Fernando Meira scored in the 25th minute, and the victory was secured in the 64th minute by Robert Hilbert, who beat the goalkeeper Christian Wetklo from a distance. After this win, "Stuttgart" remained just one point behind "Schalke", while "Mainz" stayed in second-to-last place.
A little sensation occurred in Hamburg, where the local "Hamburger" lost 0-3 to "Bochum". The first goal was scored after an hour by Greek player Theofanis Gekas, marking his 20th goal in the championship. Five minutes later, Dennis Grote scored a goal from a distance, and Zvjezdan Misimovic helped with a goal from a penalty spot in the 80th minute.
After this defeat, "Hamburger" dropped to the 12th position, while "Bochum" moved up three places to 8th.
Results of the Bundesliga matches on Saturday:
"Bayern" 1 - 1 "Gladbach" 12‘[1 - 0] Roy Makaay 52‘[1 - 1] Peet Kluge
"Wolfsburg" 0 - 2 "Borussia" 12‘[0 - 1] Ebi Smolarek 90‘[0 - 2] Nelson Valdez
"Schalke" 1 - 0 "Nurnberg" 64‘[1 - 0] Kevin Kuranyi 82‘ Tomas Galasek ("Nurnberg") sent off
"Stuttgart" 2 - 0 "Mainz" 25‘[1 - 0] Fernando Meira 64‘[2 - 0] Robert Hilbert
"Hamburger" 0 - 3 "Bochum" 60‘[0 - 1] Theofanis Gekas 65‘[0 - 2] Dennis Grote 80‘[0 - 3] Zvjezdan Misimovic (pen.)
"Eintracht" 4 - 0 "Aachen" 2‘[1 - 0] Benjamin Huggel 30‘[2 - 0] Aleksandr Vasoski 56‘[3 - 0] Naohiro Takahara 80‘[4 - 0] Benjamin Kohler 55‘ Alexander Klitzpera ("Aachen") sent off
League table:
