Bayern humiliates Nuremberg 4-0

 　　BERLIN, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Bundesliga giant Bayern Munich defended top position with a 4-0 win over Nuremberg at the southern derby, Schalke earned a 3-1 victory over Hoffenheim owing a brace¹ by striker Klaas Jan Huntelaar while Hannover lost to Monchengladbach 2-1 thanks to the brace by youngster midfielder Marco Reus on Saturday.

　　On the 11th match day of German Bundesliga Bayern needed two minutes to open the scoring against Nuremberg as striker Mario Gomez slotted home a perfect cross by midfielder mate Bastian Schweinsteiger to open the scoring. Nuremberg was unable to put up resistance as Schweinsteiger doubled the lead with 18 minutes into the match when he hammered home an assist by striker Gomez.

　　Seven minutes before interval², Nuremberg suffered the 0-3 deficit³ as Frenchmen and Bayern midfielder Franck Ribery dribbled⁴ through harmless Nuremberg defence to triple the lead with a hammer. Bayern retracted⁵ with the lead while Nuremberg seemed to accept the defeat.

　　Finally at the 67th minute striker Mario Gomez sealed the deal and the eight victory when he netted home from very close. Bayern stays on top with 25 points while Nuremberg remains⁶ on 13th position with 12 points.

　　In a see saw match between Schalke and Hoffenheim Dutchmen Klaas Jan Huntelaar wrapped the 3-1 win. With 28 minutes into match veteran striker, and Spaniard Raul netted from very close range to mark the opener from goal area.

　　Schalke defended the neat lead until the 63rd minute as Hoffenheim striker Vedad Ibisevic levelled the score after a cross to make it 1-1 on the scoreboards. Schalke smoothed the way for the victory at the 72nd minute as striker Klaas Jan Huntelaar converted a penalty following his second goal only three minutes later to mark the final 3-1 win over Hoffenheim.

　　Schalke climbs from 3rd to 2nd position with 21 points whereas Hoffenheim slips from 8th to 9th position with 16 points.

　　Defending champion Borussia Dortmund shared points with Stuttgart after a 1-1 draw in an intense match. Stuttgart defender⁷ Serdar Tasci shocked the defending champion when he opened the scoring at the 22nd minute but defender Lukasz Piszczek levelled the score for his side Dortmund.

　　Dortmund slips from 2nd to 3rd position with 20 points whilst Stuttgart slips on 6th position with 18 points.

　　Hannover lost 2-1 to Monchengladbach, as they were unable to stop youngster midfielder Marco Reus who scored a brace to seal the sixth victory of the season. Hannover pressed frantically⁸ but was unable to overcome "Gladbachs" well positioned defence.

　　Monchengladbach jumps from 7th to 5th position with 20 points while Hannover while Hannover slips from 4th to 7th position with 18 points.

　　In an exciting match Berlin defeated Wolfsburg 3-2 owing a very late goal by youngster striker Pierre Michel Lasogga. Berlin opened the scoring at the 28th minute through striker Raffael who curled home from inside left for the lead.

　　Only three minutes later Wolfsburg striker Mario Mandzukic levelled the score but Berlin defender Levan Kobiashvili hammered the 2-1 lead when he converted a penalty. At the 83rd minute "Wolves" defender Marcel Schaefer hammered home a free kick goal to level the score seven minute before final whistle but just one minute later Berlin striker Pierre Michel Lasogga scored the 3-2 decider for his side. Berlin stays on 10th position with 16 points whereas Wolfsburg remains on 11th position with 13 points.

　　Already on Friday Leverkusen defeated last positioned Freiburg 1-0 in an average match thanks to the goal by midfielder Michael Ballack. Leverkusen climbs from 9th to 8th position with 17 points whilst Freiburg stays on 18th position with seven points out of eleven matches.

　　Bremen overcame struggling Mainz 3-1 in match an entertaining match at high pace. Mainz defender Niko Bungertz brought his side up front when he headed home a corner from very sharp angle in the 23rd minute. Bremen remained unfazed and levelled through Claudio Pizzaro who scored his 150th Bundesliga goal with a lob in the 29th minute.

　　After interval, Bremen started where they left off when midfielder Aaron Hunt scored the 2-1 lead for his side with a terrific score into top left. Bremen defended deep with the lead behind but Mainz remained harmless so with Bremen was able to score the 3-1 lead through defender Sebastian Pr?dl who headed home a free kick cross at the 78th minute. It is ninth winless match for Mainz after a encouraging performance.

　　Bremen remains on 4th position with 20 points while Mainz stay on a dangerous 15th position with 9 points.

　　The following matches are set for Sunday: Cologne encounters Augsburg and struggling Hamburg hosts Kaiserslautern.

1 brace   

n. 支柱,曲柄,大括号; v. 绷紧,顶住,(为困难或坏事)做准备

参考例句：

• My daughter has to wear a brace on her teeth. 我的女儿得戴牙套以矫正牙齿。
• You had better brace yourself for some bad news. 有些坏消息,你最好做好准备。

2 interval   

n.间隔，间距；幕间休息，中场休息

参考例句：

• The interval between the two trees measures 40 feet.这两棵树的间隔是40英尺。
• There was a long interval before he anwsered the telephone.隔了好久他才回了电话。

3 deficit   

n.亏空，亏损；赤字，逆差

参考例句：

• The directors have reported a deficit of 2.5 million dollars.董事们报告赤字为250万美元。
• We have a great deficit this year.我们今年有很大亏损。

4 dribbled   

v.流口水( dribble的过去式和过去分词 )；（使液体）滴下或作细流；运球，带球

参考例句：

• Melted wax dribbled down the side of the candle. 熔化了的蜡一滴滴从蜡烛边上流下。
• He dribbled past the fullback and scored a goal. 他越过对方后卫，趁势把球踢入球门。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5 retracted   

v.撤回或撤消( retract的过去式和过去分词 )；拒绝执行或遵守；缩回；拉回

参考例句：

• He made a false confession which he later retracted. 他作了假供词，后来又翻供。
• A caddy retracted his statement. 一个球童收回了他的话。 来自辞典例句

6 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

7 defender   

n.保卫者，拥护者，辩护人

参考例句：

• He shouldered off a defender and shot at goal.他用肩膀挡开防守队员，然后射门。
• The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。

8 frantically   

ad.发狂地, 发疯地

参考例句：

• He dashed frantically across the road. 他疯狂地跑过马路。
• She bid frantically for the old chair. 她发狂地喊出高价要买那把古老的椅子。