German Bundesliga Recap and Video Highlights: Sunday August 23, 2009 – Bremen, Bochum, and Hamburg win
The German Bundesliga wrapped its week three of matches with three on Sunday. These included Werder Bremen v Borussia Monchengladbach, VfL Bochum v Hertha Berlin, and VfL Wolfsburg v Hamburg SV. Here’s a recap of all the matches along with video highlights.
Hamburg SV beats VfL Wolfsburg 4-2 – Video Highlights
Hamburg won at Wolfsburg to remain undefeated and move into second place in the league table. Hamburg scored two first half goals, one from Guerrero (3rd minute) and Elia (7th minute). Wolfsburg came back in the second half and tied it early with two quick goals, one from Misimovic (52nd minute), and another from Martins (56th minute). The match was back and forth but Hamburg closed the second half with two more goals to secure the 4-2 win. The last two were from Petric (75th minute) and Castelen (90th minute).
Werder Bremen beats Borussia Monchengladbach 3-0 – Video Highlights
Claudio Pizarro scored two first half goals as Werder Bremen won at home against Monchengladbach. Naldo added the third goal for Bremen in the 88th minute as Monchengladbach was outplayed for msot of the math. Bremen had more shots 20 (10 on goal) and possession 65%.
VfL Bochum beats Hertha Berlin 1-0 – Video Highlights
Bochum won at home on a 47th minute goal from Antar Yahia to win 1-0. With the victory, Bochum moved into 11th place in the league table while Hertha Berlin is in 13th.
| Sunday, August 23, 2009 | |||||
| Status | Home | Score | Away | VENUE (ATT.) | |
| Final | VfL Bochum | 1 - 0 | Hertha Berlin | rewirpowerSTADION (18,853) | |
| Final | Werder Bremen | 3 - 0 | Borussia Monchengladbach | Weser-Stadion (28,000) | |
| Final | VfL Wolfsburg | 2 - 4 | Hamburg SV | Volkswagen Arena (40,000) | |
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