Stuttgart striker Serhou Guirassy continued his outstanding Bundesliga scoring type this season, scoring a second-half penalty in a 2-0 house win over Werder Bremen on Saturday. Guirassy, making his first begin since mid-October after harm, was introduced down within the field by Bremen defender Niklas Stark. The striker chipped his spot-kick down the center to chalk up his sixteenth purpose of the season in simply 11 video games. Brighton loanee Deniz Undav had given Stuttgart the lead after 17 minutes, tapping in from shut vary for his eighth purpose in his previous eight video games.
Stuttgart wanted to win a two-legged relegation playoff to remain within the prime division final season however now sit third after 13 matches, two factors behind second-placed Bayern Munich.
Leipzig win at house
Leipzig received 2-1 over promoted Heidenheim, objectives from Lois Openda and Yussuf Poulsen sending the house facet previous Borussia Dortmund to fourth within the desk.
Leipzig took the lead from the penalty spot, Openda profitable and changing for his tenth purpose in 13 league matches this season.
Poulsen doubled up for the hosts shortly earlier than half-time taking benefit after wing-back David Raum beat two defenders.
“Within the first half we had been like a rabbit in entrance of a snake,” admitted Heidenheim supervisor Frank Schmidt.
His facet hit again instantly after, Benedikt Gimber steering in by means of a crowded penalty space after a nook.
The purpose would have raised some dangerous reminiscences for the house facet, who gave away a two-goal result in lose 3-2 at European champions Manchester Metropolis in midweek.
However Marco Rose’s facet dug deep towards the energetic promoted facet, securing a fifth house win of the season.
“We had so many probabilities to attain, we should always have killed the sport earlier right now,” mentioned Poulsen.
Borussia Moenchengladbach wanted a late winner to beat Hoffenheim 2-1 at house, left-back Luca Netz organising Nathan Ngoumou for the winner with 10 minutes remaining.
Introduced down within the field by former Liverpool centre-back Ozan Kabak halfway by means of the second half, Gladbach’s Alassane Plea transformed a penalty to provide the house facet the lead.
The guests equalised simply 90 seconds later nonetheless, with one-time Manchester United striker Wout Weghorst heading in from shut vary.
Elsewhere, Bochum received simply their second match of the season, beating a disappointing Wolfsburg 3-1 at house to open a welcome hole from the relegation locations.
Bochum ran out to a two-goal lead due to objectives from Patrick Osterhage and Bernardo, however Wolfsburg pulled a purpose again later within the first half by means of Mattias Svanberg.
Christopher Antwi-Adjei scored the winner with three minutes remaining, persevering with Wolfsburg’s horrid away type, with only one win from seven video games.
“Our away type this season has been a disaster,” mentioned Wolfsburg midfielder Yannick Gerhardt. “I am sorry for the followers who travelled to see it”.
Bayern’s house sport towards Union Berlin was postponed earlier Saturday as a result of heavy snowfall within the Bavarian capital.
Bayer Leverkusen can go 5 clear atop the desk with a win at house towards Dortmund on Sunday.
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