Bayern Munich drop points in German Bundesliga

 BERLIN, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- Bayern Munich were hold to 1-1 draw with Nuremberg at the Bavarian derby to lose points while chasers Schalke lost 2-0 at Leverkusen at the 12th round in Bundesliga on Saturday.

Bayern Munich staged a bright start against Nuremberg, as Mario Mandzukic shocked the hosts when he scored his ninth goal of the season at the second post, following a diagonal pass by Toni Kroos from the right wing.

Nuremberg needed twenty minutes to recover from the early setback¹ as Timo Gebhart and Markus Feulner approached Bayern Munich's goal with their efforts. Nonetheless the German record champions controlled the proceedings² on the pitch to take the neat lead into the break.

After the break Nuremberg's Markus Feulner flabbergasted his former club when he overcame Bayern goalie Manuel Neuer with a fulminant shot from 30 meters to equalize the score.

From then on the hosts were able to create a bunch of scoring opportunities through Sebastian Polter and Per Nilsson as Bayern were still dazed by the leveller. In the closing period Nuremberg's Timo Gebhart was sent off for repeated foul³ play.

Bayern pressed for the winner against ten men Nuremberg but yet all their efforts remained fruitless.

Thus Bayern dropped points for the second time this season whereas Nuremberg wrapped up a decent result for their season.

"We can live with the 1-1 draw but we failed to exploit our chances," Bayern coach Jupp Heynckes said.

Schalke failed to narrow the gap with the Bavarians as they lost 2-0 to Leverkusen after a poor performance. The "Knappen" staged a passive performance against offensively minded Leverkusen that had the upper hand over ninety minutes.

The dominant⁴ Leverkusen opened the scoring before the break following a goal by Andre Schuerrle.

After the break Leverkusen started where they left off against harmless Schalke, consequently Stefan Kiessling added the second goal to their lead to seal the deal ahead of time.

Kiessling had the chance to triple the lead from the penalty spot but goalkeeper Lars Unnerstall denied his attempt.

Kyriakos Papadopoulos ensured the only highlight for Schalke when he booked his second yellow card for repeated foul play.

Defending champions Borussia Dortmund sealed their sixth win of the season following a dominant 3-1 performance over newly promoted Greuther Fuerth.

Dortmund's top striker Robert Lewandowski opened the scoring, with three minutes into the match, when he exploited an assist by Mario Goetze from six meters.

The visitors responded immediately with the equalizer through Zoltan Stieber, who chipped past Dortmund goalkeeper Roman Weidenfeller.

Dortmund returned to the winning ways when Lewandowski sealed his brace⁵ from the spot following a foul play to Jakub Blaszczykowski at the 15th minute.

However, the "Borussen" were not done with the scoring as Mario Goetze marked the final 3-1 score after a solo run and goal, three minutes before the break.

Elsewhere, stunners Frankfurt overcame Augsburg 4-2 thanks to two goals by Alexander Meier, who extended his goal tally⁶ to nine goals. Freiburg defeated Hannover 2-1 thanks to the winner by Jan Rosenthal. Stuttgart came from behind to win 2-1 at Monchengladbach owing to the own goal by Roel Brouwers and Mainz lost 1-0 to Hamburg due to the decider by Heung Min-Son.

1 setback   

n.退步，挫折，挫败

参考例句：

• Since that time there has never been any setback in his career.从那时起他在事业上一直没有遇到周折。
• She views every minor setback as a disaster.她把每个较小的挫折都看成重大灾难。

2 proceedings   

n.进程，过程，议程；诉讼(程序)；公报

参考例句：

• He was released on bail pending committal proceedings. 他交保获释正在候审。
• to initiate legal proceedings against sb 对某人提起诉讼

3 foul   

adj.污秽的；邪恶的；v.弄脏；妨害；犯规；n.犯规

参考例句：

• Take off those foul clothes and let me wash them.脱下那些脏衣服让我洗一洗。
• What a foul day it is!多么恶劣的天气！

4 dominant   

adj.支配的，统治的；占优势的；显性的；n.主因，要素，主要的人(或物)；显性基因

参考例句：

• The British were formerly dominant in India.英国人从前统治印度。
• She was a dominant figure in the French film industry.她在法国电影界是个举足轻重的人物。

5 brace   

n. 支柱,曲柄,大括号; v. 绷紧,顶住,(为困难或坏事)做准备

参考例句：

• My daughter has to wear a brace on her teeth. 我的女儿得戴牙套以矫正牙齿。
• You had better brace yourself for some bad news. 有些坏消息,你最好做好准备。

6 tally   

n.计数器，记分，一致，测量；vt.计算，记录，使一致；vi.计算，记分，一致

参考例句：

• Don't forget to keep a careful tally of what you spend.别忘了仔细记下你的开支账目。
• The facts mentioned in the report tally to every detail.报告中所提到的事实都丝毫不差。