Hamburg climbed out of the bottom three in the Bundesliga
for the first time since late January with a 2-1 win over Nuremberg.
The victory, their second under Mirko Slomka, lifts
Hamburg into 14th place in the table and puts two points between themselves and
the relegation zone.
After a frustrating 80 minutes without a goal for
Hamburg, it was Hakan Calhanoglu who finally broke the deadlock as he netted a
third goal in four games with a deflected strike that caught Raphael Schafer
out.
Hamburg doubled their lead with four minutes remaining as
a left-wing cross was volleyed into his own net by Nuremberg defender Mike
Frantz.
The hosts were denied only their second clean sheet since
late October as Josip Drmic grabbed his 12th goal of the season in the final
minute, but it only served as a consolation for Nuremberg who see their
opponents climb above them in the table.
Fellow strugglers Freiburg picked up their first win
since late January as they beat Eintracht Frankfurt 4-1.
The hosts missed a number of chances to take the lead in
the first-half, with Stefan Aigner guilty of wasting three alone, and on 36
minutes they were punished as Julian Schuster opened the scoring for the
visitors.
Frankfurt failed to clear a cross from the right and when
the ball was put back in, it was Schuster who reacted quickest to score an
overhead kick from six yards out.
Freiburg added a second nine minutes into the second half
when, after a swift counter attack, Karim Guede round Kevin Trapp and rolled
the ball into an unguarded net.
Frankfurt pulled a goal back when Oliver Baumann failed
to hold a Joselu shot and the striker headed the loose ball into the back of
the net despite the attempts of two defenders to clear.
The hosts laid siege on Freiburg's goal but were again
surprised as Felix Klaus and Guede added the final two goal to complete a
comprehensive win and move Freiburg out of the bottom two.
Culled from Soccerway
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