Leverkusen closes gap on Dortmund
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March 15, 2011, Tuesday
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QUICK-THINKING Renato Augusto poached a late winner to give Bayer Leverkusen a 1-0 victory at Mainz 05 to close the gap on Bundesliga leader Borussia Dortmund to nine points on Sunday.
VfB Stuttgart moved out of the relegation zone when substitute Sven Schipplock snatched an 88th-minute goal as it beat St Pauli 2-1 in the day's other game.
Mainz was playing the ball out of defense from a goal kick when Renato Augusto, running back after taking a corner, stole it off Bo Svensson in the 82nd minute. The Brazilian advanced before whacking a curling shot past goalkeeper Christian Wetklo from 20 meters, leaving Mainz's perplexed defenders looking at each other in disbelief.
Leverkusen, in second spot, has 52 points from 26 games and reduced the arrears on Dortmund which lost 0-1 at Hoffenheim on Saturday. Both teams have eight matches to play.
Mainz, which led the Bundesliga earlier this season, is fifth with 43 points.
In France, Belgian midfielder Eden Hazard scored the winner in injury time on Sunday as Lille beat Valenciennes 2-1 in the northern derby to move three points clear at the top of the French league table.
Moussa Sow had given Lille the lead in the 39th minute, before Gregory Pujol equalized in the 59th.
Also on Sunday, striker Olivier Giroud scored a brace as Montpellier overcame a two-goal deficit to draw 2-2 at Paris Saint-Germain. Monaco left the relegation zone to climb to 17th place with a 1-0 win at Bordeaux.
In a very tight race for the title, third-place Lyon trails Lille by four points, leading Marseille on goal difference.
VfB Stuttgart moved out of the relegation zone when substitute Sven Schipplock snatched an 88th-minute goal as it beat St Pauli 2-1 in the day's other game.
Mainz was playing the ball out of defense from a goal kick when Renato Augusto, running back after taking a corner, stole it off Bo Svensson in the 82nd minute. The Brazilian advanced before whacking a curling shot past goalkeeper Christian Wetklo from 20 meters, leaving Mainz's perplexed defenders looking at each other in disbelief.
Leverkusen, in second spot, has 52 points from 26 games and reduced the arrears on Dortmund which lost 0-1 at Hoffenheim on Saturday. Both teams have eight matches to play.
Mainz, which led the Bundesliga earlier this season, is fifth with 43 points.
In France, Belgian midfielder Eden Hazard scored the winner in injury time on Sunday as Lille beat Valenciennes 2-1 in the northern derby to move three points clear at the top of the French league table.
Moussa Sow had given Lille the lead in the 39th minute, before Gregory Pujol equalized in the 59th.
Also on Sunday, striker Olivier Giroud scored a brace as Montpellier overcame a two-goal deficit to draw 2-2 at Paris Saint-Germain. Monaco left the relegation zone to climb to 17th place with a 1-0 win at Bordeaux.
In a very tight race for the title, third-place Lyon trails Lille by four points, leading Marseille on goal difference.
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