Bayern Munich saw their win streak come to an end as they were held to a draw, while Dortmund, Schalke and Hannover all won to stay near the top
Stale Solbakken Era In Full Swing At Cologne
Players of Koeln celebrate after the Bundesliga match between 1. FC Koeln and 1899 Hoffenheim at RheinEnergieStadion (Photo by Dennis Grombkowski/Bongarts/Getty Images) Bongarts/Getty ImagesNorwegian coach Stale Solbakken was one of Europe’s most sought after coaches at the end of last season following an impressive stint at FC Copenhagen where he won five league championships and reached the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League.
Historically, Cologne are one of the biggest sides in Germany and in their prime during the 60s and 70s, they secured three league titles and finished second on another four occasions. However, the last decade or so has been very turbulent for the Billy Goats.
Read Article >German Bundesliga 2011, Week 8 In Review: Top Teams All Drop Points As Dortmund Emerge From Slump
Week eight was an odd one in the Bundesliga. Bayern Munich, who were looking for all the world like runaway league leaders after a ten-game winning streak, dropped points at Hoffenheim but found their lead extended thanks to losses by both Werder Bremen and Borussia Monchengladbach. It was Borussia Dortmund who benefited most from the weekend’s action, hammering poor Augsburg to move into sixth place, just six points back of Bayern at the top.
Somehow, Freiburg won this match. Against a surprising Borussia Monchengladbach, who started this round of games in third place, Freiburg were dominated. The visitors had more than double their shots, and they weren’t too far off doubling up on their hosts’ possession, either. That turns out not to have meant anything, because a Johannes Flum caught out Marc-Andre ter Stegen, and 1-0 was enough for Freiburg to win. Weird.
Read Article >Kaiserslautern Vs. Stuttgart, 2011 German Bundesliga: Stuttgart Uses Strong Second Half To Defeat Kaiserslautern
The home side started the match solid and controlled the pace early through the sensational Christian Tiffert, and it would be Tiffert who had the best chance of the match in the first half. The midfielder picked the ball up in the center of the park and drove toward Stuttgart goalkeeper Sven Ulreich. Tiffert waited too long to take his shot allowing Ulreich to cut down on the angle block the attempt.
The remaining chances of the first half would fall to Kaiserslautern. The majority of them would come from the foot of Tiffert in the form of set pieces, but the ineptitude of his supporting class wouldn’t allow a goal.
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