TOUR EVENT
Candidates for champions did without losses. The weekend did not add clarity to the question of the division of medals. Schalke, Stuttgart and Werder Bremen won and maintained their position in the top three. The outcome will bring the two remaining rounds. The leading Schalke will have a trip to Dortmund and a home game with Arminia. Tearing for a double, “Stuttgart” will go to “Bochum” and take “Energy”. Finally, Werder Bremen will play at home with Eintracht and head to Wolfsburg. The stakes are high, and every misfire can become fatal.
HERO TOUR
Marcus Rosenberg, Werder Bremen. Even a draw in Berlin meant for Bremen the collapse of champion hopes. But the guys of Thomas Schaaf left the capital with hope. “White-green” managed to recover after losing the UEFA Cup semi-final to “Hispaniola”. On Sunday, they recalled why they are considered the most sparkling Bundesliga team. And Rosenberg, who came from Ajax in winter, overnight doubled the score in the Bundesliga. Previously, he had three goals - now six.
TOUR FAILURE
Josip Šimunić, defender of Hertha. In a memorable match of the 2006 World Cup with the Australians, Graham Poll removed the Croats only after the third yellow card. Herbert Fandel was far less patient than his English counterpart. In the fight for the ball, Shimunich demonstrated excellent command of kung fu techniques. With a kick in the neck, he laid Christian Schulz on the lawn. The victim was sent to the hospital, and the referee lit a red light in front of Shimunich. Removal was the third for the rude in the championship ...
TOUR SENSATION
The big defeat of the Hamburg. The president of the northerners Bernd Hoffmann set the team the task - to win the last three rounds. But the smoldering hope of catching on the Intertoto Cup was flooded already on Saturday. For a long time, the Hamburgers did not upset the admirers as they did in the match with Bochum. A major defeat is all the more disappointing because the wards of Hub Stevens possessed a gaming advantage. However, the guests put up a counterattack and three times struck the experienced Rost. Moreover, the 20th goal of the season was held by the brilliant Theofanis Gekas.
TREND
The Dortmund Borussia came to life. “Yellow-black” in the course of the failed season replaced three coaches. But only Thomas Doll picked up the keys to the rescue door. In Wolfsburg, Borussia scored a third victory in a row and a fourth in their last five games. The threat of losing an elite residence permit has passed. For complete happiness, it remains to make a bandwagon to the sworn neighbors. In the next round in the Ruhr derby, the Dortmund players will receive Schalke.
SEE ALSO
The second goal of the Dortmund team in the goal of “Wolfsburg” scored Nelson Aedo Valdes . For the Paraguayan striker, bought last summer from the Werder Bremen, the ball was the first in this championship.
TOUR DIGIT
The victory over Mainz became the 6th consecutive for Stuttgart. Thanks to a powerful finishing spurt, he still claims to be a champion title. The optimism of the Stuttgart fueled reaching the final of the Cup of the country. The fact is that in the last four seasons, the holder of German gold has always made a double. In contrast to the Stuttgart, Schalke and Werder Bremen with cup hopes have long said goodbye ...
Sergey NIKOLAEV