Leverkusen strikes late to surprise Bremen
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August 16, 2011, Tuesday
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BAYER Leverkusen needed an 85th-minute goal from defender Michal Kadlec to beat Werder Bremen 1-0 on Sunday for its first points of the German Bundesliga season.
The Czech left-back turned home a pass from substitute Simon Rolfes, the ball going in off the post. Kadlec had come close eight minutes earlier, when his free kick was palmed away by Bremen keeper Tim Wiese.
Michael Ballack made his first start of the season for Leverkusen, and Peruvian striker Claudio Pizarro was included in Bremen's squad as a substitute after his long injury layoff.
In Sunday's other game, Israeli striker Itay Shechter snatched an 80th-minute equalizer to rescue a 1-1 draw for Kaiserslautern against visiting Augsburg.
Champion Borussia Dortmund suffered a 0-1 defeat at Hoffenheim on Saturday, while Luiz Gustavo scored in stoppage time to give Bayern Munich a 1-0 win at VfL Wolfsburg. Both teams have three points after two games.
Mainz 05 and Hanover 96 lead the table with six points.
Better chances
In France, Ligue 1 champion Lille was beaten 0-1 at home by Montpellier in its second league outing of the season on Sunday despite creating the better chances.
Forward Olivier Giroud netted the winner midway through the second period after some superb control to stun last season's double winner, which opened its campaign with a 1-1 draw at Nancy last weekend.
Last term's runner-up, Olympique Marseille, also struggled after it was held to a 2-2 draw as Auxerre came from two goals down.
The visitors raced into the lead thanks to Loic Remy after three minutes and Andre Ayew just before the break but Auxerre, struggling for much of last season, hit back through Alain Traore and Roy Contout in the second half.
"To lead 2-0 and come away with a draw is infuriating," Marseille coach Didier Deschamps told reporters. "I think we stayed in the dressing room (in the second half)."
Promoted Evian picked up its first ever win in the top flight, beating Nice 1-0.
The Czech left-back turned home a pass from substitute Simon Rolfes, the ball going in off the post. Kadlec had come close eight minutes earlier, when his free kick was palmed away by Bremen keeper Tim Wiese.
Michael Ballack made his first start of the season for Leverkusen, and Peruvian striker Claudio Pizarro was included in Bremen's squad as a substitute after his long injury layoff.
In Sunday's other game, Israeli striker Itay Shechter snatched an 80th-minute equalizer to rescue a 1-1 draw for Kaiserslautern against visiting Augsburg.
Champion Borussia Dortmund suffered a 0-1 defeat at Hoffenheim on Saturday, while Luiz Gustavo scored in stoppage time to give Bayern Munich a 1-0 win at VfL Wolfsburg. Both teams have three points after two games.
Mainz 05 and Hanover 96 lead the table with six points.
Better chances
In France, Ligue 1 champion Lille was beaten 0-1 at home by Montpellier in its second league outing of the season on Sunday despite creating the better chances.
Forward Olivier Giroud netted the winner midway through the second period after some superb control to stun last season's double winner, which opened its campaign with a 1-1 draw at Nancy last weekend.
Last term's runner-up, Olympique Marseille, also struggled after it was held to a 2-2 draw as Auxerre came from two goals down.
The visitors raced into the lead thanks to Loic Remy after three minutes and Andre Ayew just before the break but Auxerre, struggling for much of last season, hit back through Alain Traore and Roy Contout in the second half.
"To lead 2-0 and come away with a draw is infuriating," Marseille coach Didier Deschamps told reporters. "I think we stayed in the dressing room (in the second half)."
Promoted Evian picked up its first ever win in the top flight, beating Nice 1-0.
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