Bremen and Wolfsburg victorious in German Bundesliga

 BERLIN, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- Ten men Werder Bremen came from behind to crave¹ out a hard earned 2-1 win over Dusseldorf thanks to the winner by De Bruyne meanwhile Wolfsburg edged Hoffenheim 3-1 to close the 12th round in Bundesliga on Sunday.

Bremen took over control after kickoff but it were newly promoted Dusseldorf that opened the scoring with ten minutes into the match.

Bremen's Sokratis had brought down Robbie Kruse inside the box to ensure a penalty for the visitors. Dusseldorf's Jens Langeneke stepped up to convert the penalty successfully to give his side the lead.

With the neat lead behind Dusseldorf defended deep in their half so that Bremen was able to gain the upper hand as the match progressed.

However, the "Werderaner" were rewarded after the restart as Nils Petersen headed home a cross between two defenders² to neutralize³ the scores.

Bremen kept things firmly in their hands, although Assani Lukimya was sent off for his second bookable offence at the 77th minute.

Ten men Bremen remained unfazed by the dismissal, as they were able to score the winner at the 82nd minute through Kevin De Bruyne.

"We rewarded ourselves with the equalizer and from then on we were in the game. Our will carried us to this success," Bremen coach Thomas Schaaf said.

Elsewhere, Wolfsburg wrapped up their second consecutive⁴ win owing to their 3-1 victory at Hoffenheim.

The "Wolves" caught the hosts flatfooted as Makoto Hasebe headed home at the second post Ivica Olics cross, with only seven minutes on the clock.

Subsequently, Hoffenheim pressed for the equalizer but it were yet Wolfsburg that extended the lead at the 23rd minute through Bas Dost who exploited a pass into path by Josue following a turn over.

Wolfsburg was not done with the scoring as Naldo's dead ball goal from 28 meters smoothed the way for the victory ahead of time.

In the dying minutes of the match Hoffenheim's Eren Derdiyok was able to score the consolation⁵ by header.

"We did not gain a foothold into the match. We committed naive⁶ errors and were punished," Hoffenheim coach Markus Babbel said.

1 crave   

vt.渴望得到，迫切需要，恳求，请求

参考例句：

• Many young children crave attention.许多小孩子渴望得到关心。
• You may be craving for some fresh air.你可能很想呼吸呼吸新鲜空气。

2 defenders   

n.防御者( defender的名词复数 )；守卫者；保护者；辩护者

参考例句：

• The defenders were outnumbered and had to give in. 抵抗者寡不敌众，只能投降。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• After hard fighting,the defenders were still masters of the city. 守军经过奋战仍然控制着城市。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 neutralize   

v.使失效、抵消，使中和

参考例句：

• Nothing could neutralize its good effects.没有什么能抵消它所产生的好影响。
• Acids neutralize alkalis and vice versa.酸能使碱中和碱，亦能使酸中和。

4 consecutive   

adj.连续的，联贯的，始终一贯的

参考例句：

• It has rained for four consecutive days.已连续下了四天雨。
• The policy of our Party is consecutive.我党的政策始终如一。

5 consolation   

n.安慰，慰问

参考例句：

• The children were a great consolation to me at that time.那时孩子们成了我的莫大安慰。
• This news was of little consolation to us.这个消息对我们来说没有什么安慰。

6 naive   

adj.幼稚的，轻信的；天真的

参考例句：

• It's naive of you to believe he'll do what he says.相信他会言行一致，你未免太单纯了。
• Don't be naive.The matter is not so simple.你别傻乎乎的。事情没有那么简单。