Bundesliga, Week 4: Bayern Beat Schalke, Hamburg Upset Dortmund

Hoffenheim earned a huge 3-1 victory against Hannover to pick up their first points of the season Sunday afternoon.

In need of something good to happen to them on the pitch, things could not have started worse for Hoffenheim. In the 26th minute, Hannover’s Konstantin Rausch sent in a cross, and Matthieu Delpierre tried to head the ball clear. Unfortunately for the defender, the ball beat his goalkeeper and ended up in the back of his own net.

Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Mönchengladbach split the points on Sunday morning after a 1-1 draw. Leverkusen had an opportunity to take all three points, but a late penalty miss by Andre Schürrle doomed them.

Gladbach jumped out to a quick lead after only three minutes. Juan Arango played a long ball over the top to Patrick Herrmann. The forward latched onto the ball and beat Bernd Leno with an expert finish. The Bay Arena hadn’t even had the opportunity to completely settle into their seats, and the hosts were already down 1-0.

Fortuna Düsseldorf picked up their fourth clean sheet of the season in a scoreless draw with Freiburg.

Neither side threatened much in the attack with both coaches looking for a semblance of balance between attacking and defense early on in the match. Freiburg controlled the match with their possession of the ball, but they weren’t able to beat Fabian Giefer. Fortuna could’ve taken the lead in the first half on a counter attack, but Andriy Voronin didn’t see Dani Schahin running with him and never played the ball.