Leverkusen stops Bayern's winning streak in German Bundesliga
时间：2012-11-09 05:08:11
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Leverkusen stops Bayern's winning streak1 in German Bundesliga
BERLIN, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- Sidney Sam's decider inflicted3 front runner Bayern Munich the first loss of the season to stop their perfect start meanwhile Vedad Ibisevic ensured Stuttgart's first win on home soil and Monchengladbach came from behind to win 3-2 at Hannover, to close the ninth round of Bundesliga on Sunday.
Record champions Bayern Munich dropped points as Leverkusen secured a historic 2-1 away win since 1989.
After the kick-off the Bavarians took over the
reins4 whereas Leverkusen defended deep to
lurk5 for counter attacks. Nevertheless the hosts lacked in precision as Mario Mandzukic, Phillip Lahm, Thomas Mueller and Toni Kroos pulled just wide.
Leverkusen's Stefan Kiessling found the back of the net at the 28th minute but the
referee6 declared the goal
invalid7 owing to a foregone
foul8 play.
However, three minutes before the break, Leverkusen caught Bayern flat footed when Kiessling finished a counter, following a diagonal pass by Andre Schuerrle, to open the scoring against the run of the game.
After the
interval9 Bayern started a run on Leverkusen's goal but all their efforts remained fruitless until the 77th minute when Mario Mandzukic nodded home a Claudio Pizzaro cross to level the score.
The "Werkself" flabbergasted the record champion with four minutes left as Sidney Sam's header found the back of the net, thanks to a curious deflection by Bayern
defender14 Jerome Boateng.
"The loss won't throw us off track but we have to draw lessons from it," Bayern coach Juppy Heynckes said.
Bayern stay on top of the standings with a four-point cushion whilst Leverkusen
remains15 on fifth position.
Elsewhere, Stuttgart overpowered Frankfurt 2-1 to wrap up the first win on home soil. Vedad Ibisevic headed the winner with six minutes left to
inflict2 newly promoted stunner Frankfurt the second loss.
Monchengladbach needed nine minutes at Hannover to turn a 2-0
deficit16 into a 3-2 victory. Its Hannover's first defeat in 23 matches on home soil.
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