Hoffenheim 4-goal blitz buries Bremen
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August 23, 2010, Monday
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HOFFENHEIM scored four times in 23 first-half minutes to crush Werder Bremen 4-1 with a fine display of attacking football in the German Bundesliga on Saturday.
Hamburg SV beat last season's runner-up Schalke 04 2-1 thanks to two goals by Dutch forward Ruud van Nistelrooy.
On Friday, champion Bayern Munich needed a stoppage-time goal from Bastian Schweinsteiger to beat VfL Wolfsburg 2-1.
Werder, hoping to qualify for the Champions League group stage after beating visiting Sampdoria 3-1 in the first leg of their midweek playoff, had taken a third-minute lead with a penalty from captain Torsten Frings awarded for handball.
Hoffenheim then burst into life, netting four times through Demba Ba, teenager Peniel Mlapa, Vedad Ibisevic and a well-struck Sejad Salihovic free kick as its opponent imploded on the first full match day of the season.
"The team remained calm (after the penalty). So to lead at halftime 4-1 is just fantastic," said Hoffenheim coach Ralf Rangnick.
Van Nistelrooy made a sparkling start to the Bundesliga season, volleying host Hamburg into the lead right after halftime.
Playing against his former Real teammate Raul, who was substituted in the second half, the Dutch striker also rattled the bar with a free kick.
Hamburg was dominant against 10-man Schalke after Benedikt Hoewedes was sent off in the 60th minute but it failed to kill off the game, squandering several good chances.
Hamburg was seemingly punished for its careless finish when Jefferson Farfan flicked in an Ivan Rakitic free kick to level in the 80th but van Nistelrooy tapped in a Ze Roberto pass only three minutes later for the winner.
Promoted Kaiserslautern and St Pauli had perfect starts with 3-1 wins at Cologne and Freiburg, respectively.
Hanover 96 put its first-round German Cup exit last week behind it to edge Eintracht Frankfurt 2-1.
Hamburg SV beat last season's runner-up Schalke 04 2-1 thanks to two goals by Dutch forward Ruud van Nistelrooy.
On Friday, champion Bayern Munich needed a stoppage-time goal from Bastian Schweinsteiger to beat VfL Wolfsburg 2-1.
Werder, hoping to qualify for the Champions League group stage after beating visiting Sampdoria 3-1 in the first leg of their midweek playoff, had taken a third-minute lead with a penalty from captain Torsten Frings awarded for handball.
Hoffenheim then burst into life, netting four times through Demba Ba, teenager Peniel Mlapa, Vedad Ibisevic and a well-struck Sejad Salihovic free kick as its opponent imploded on the first full match day of the season.
"The team remained calm (after the penalty). So to lead at halftime 4-1 is just fantastic," said Hoffenheim coach Ralf Rangnick.
Van Nistelrooy made a sparkling start to the Bundesliga season, volleying host Hamburg into the lead right after halftime.
Playing against his former Real teammate Raul, who was substituted in the second half, the Dutch striker also rattled the bar with a free kick.
Hamburg was dominant against 10-man Schalke after Benedikt Hoewedes was sent off in the 60th minute but it failed to kill off the game, squandering several good chances.
Hamburg was seemingly punished for its careless finish when Jefferson Farfan flicked in an Ivan Rakitic free kick to level in the 80th but van Nistelrooy tapped in a Ze Roberto pass only three minutes later for the winner.
Promoted Kaiserslautern and St Pauli had perfect starts with 3-1 wins at Cologne and Freiburg, respectively.
Hanover 96 put its first-round German Cup exit last week behind it to edge Eintracht Frankfurt 2-1.
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