In Leipzig, Freiburg took the lead from the 15th minute thanks to Doan‘s header. The home team lost the injured goalkeeper Gulácsi in the second half, who was replaced by Vandervoordt in goal. The 22-year-old goalkeeper witnessed captain Orbán’s equalizing goal less than two minutes after the start of the second half, and Geertruid’s winning goal 11 minutes later. In the 79th minute, the home striker Openda took Silva’s long pass at the goal, went around the goalkeeper Atubolu and netted the fifth league goal of the season into the open goal.
Leipzig is still waiting for a winner in the league, having only drawn twice in eight rounds. Despite the defeat, Freiburg is still third with a loss of five points to their opponent. Leverkusen can overtake him in the evening if they at least draw in Bremen, and on Sunday the winner of the Union Berlin-Frankfurt game can get in front of Julian Schuster’s men.
In Bremen, the first half hour was closed with a goal by Boniface, who scored for the sixth time in the season after Frimpong’s cross and moved to joint third place in the scorers’ table. They lose three goals to Marmus from Frankfurt. Werder equalized in the 74th minute with a header from Ducksch, but three minutes later Bayer put Bayer back in front with an own goal from home defender Agu. Bremen still managed to win at least a point, in the 90th minute Schmid equalized again with a penalty kick.
Despite the draw, Leverkusen moved up to third place, five points behind the leaders. Goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky became the first foreign player to make 200 appearances for Bayer. On January 29, Xabi Alonso’s men will conclude their journey through the league stage of the Champions League with a home match against Sparta.
Dortmund in Augsburg led from the fourth minute thanks to Malen. In the 25th minute, Claude-Maurice equalized with a long-range shot, and the same player also decided on a home victory five minutes after the start of the second half. In the 68th minute, the guest coach Sahin sent the 18-year-old defender Kabar into the game, who earned his first Bundesliga start. However, he will not add another in the next round, as he was sent off in the eighth minute after two yellow cards.
Last season’s Champions League finalists Dortmund have not won any of their four away league games and remain in seventh place with 13 points. Augsburg has three points less and is eleventh.
Stuttgart defeated Kiel 2:1 after goals from Undav and Touré. Coach Sebastian Hoeness scored his 29th win in his 50th match on the VfB bench, equaling Helmut Benthaus’ club record. From the 66th minute, the home team finished without the suspended Chabot. However, the opponent only managed to reduce the score thanks to Gigović in the 84th minute, and Kiel is still waiting for its first Bundesliga win in the penultimate place.
