World Cup winner Christoph Kramer scored in the final minute as Borussia Moenchengladbach came from behind to draw 1-1 with VfB Stuttgart in the Bundesliga on Sunday. German midfielder Kramer came off the bench to cancel out Alexandru Maxim's 51st-minute opener for the visitors and deny Armin Veh a first win in his second spell as Stuttgart manager.
Antonio Ruediger had a goal rightly disallowed for the visitors on 32 minutes before Raffael headed off target for Gladbach. The home team wasted an even better chance three minutes into the second half. A cross from the right evaded Stuttgart keeper Sven Ulreich but Branimir Hrgota sliced wide with the goal gaping.
Stuttgart soon made Gladbach pay.
Christian Gentner helped the ball on to Maxim in the area and the Romanian midfielder volleyed past Yann Sommer from the corner of the six-yard box.
Hrgota had a goal ruled out for offside with 24 minutes left before Gladbach sub Thorgan Hazard thumped against the post. But with time running out, Alvaro Dominguez picked out the unmarked Kramer in the box and he kept his cool to fire into the corner.
Earlier, Paderborn were denied a famous win on their Bundesliga debut after Koo Ja-Cheol scored a penalty four minutes into injury time to earn Mainz a 2-2 draw. Shinji Okazaki put Mainz in front after 33 minutes with his 26th goal in the German top flight - equalling the record for a Japanese player.
Paderborn's Elias Kachunga smashed home four minutes later to bring the home side level and Uwe Huenemeier's header put them ahead with three minutes left.
But with time almost up the Paderborn captain then conceded a penalty, which South Korean midfielder Koo calmly stroked into the corner. "Towards the end we had chances to keep the ball better," Paderborn manager Andre Breitenreiter said. "We were bitterly punished for not doing so. Close to 15,000 supporters had packed into the Benteler Arena to watch Paderborn become the 53rd team to play in the Bundesliga.
Mainz, who finished seventh in the top flight last season, took the lead when Johannes Geis saw a dipping free-kick come back off the post. Okazaki, who top scored for Mainz with 15 goals last season, followed up to score from the rebound. The home side equalised three minutes later. Mainz midfielder Geis passed straight to Paderborn's Kachunga on the edge of the area and he hammered the ball past visiting keeper Loris Karius.
Paderborn continued to press after the break and they moved in front when Marvin Bakalorz picked out Huenemeier with a brilliant cross field pass. The Paderborn defender's header looped into the net despite Karius getting a hand to it. Okazaki headed against the bar in the last minute but there was another twist when Huenemeier barged into the Japanese forward inside the box. Koo's spot kick salvaged a point for Mainz. "I think we played too nervously in the second half," Mainz's new Danish coach Kasper Hjulmand said. "We showed good spirit in the last few minutes and that was very important for us."
On Saturday, Bayer Leverkusen's Karim Bellarabi hit the Bundesliga's fastest ever goal as title hopefuls Borussia Dortmund lost 2-0 in their opening game. The Leverkusen attacker struck after just nine seconds and then set up Stefan Kiessling in injury time.
On Friday, goals from Thomas Mueller and Arjen Robben helped defending champions Bayern Munich open with a 2-1 home win over VfL Wolfsburg.
The fixtures:
The match on Friday (8.30 pm cet):
FC Bayern München - VfL Wolfsburg 2-1 (1-0)
The matches on Saturday (3.30 pm cet):
1899 Hoffenheim - FC Augsburg 2-0 (2-0)
Hannover 96 - Schalke 04 2-1 (0-0)
Hertha BSC - Werder Bremen 2-2 (1-0)
Eintracht Frankfurt - SC Freiburg 1-0 (1-0)
1. FC Köln - Hamburger SV 0-0
The match on Saturday (6.30 pm cet):
Borussia Dortmund - Bayer Leverkusen 0-2 (0-1)
The match on Sunday (3.30 pm cet):
SC Paderborn - 1. FSV Mainz 05 2-2 (1-1)
The match on Sunday (5.30 pm cet):
Borussia Mönchengladbach - VfB Stuttgart 1-1 (0-0)
created by afp
World Cup winner Christoph Kramer scored in the final minute as Borussia Moenchengladbach came from behind to draw 1-1 with VfB Stuttgart in the Bundesliga on Sunday. German midfielder Kramer came off the bench to cancel out Alexandru Maxim's 51st-minute opener for the visitors and deny Armin Veh a first win in his second spell as Stuttgart manager.
Antonio Ruediger had a goal rightly disallowed for the visitors on 32 minutes before Raffael headed off target for Gladbach. The home team wasted an even better chance three minutes into the second half. A cross from the right evaded Stuttgart keeper Sven Ulreich but Branimir Hrgota sliced wide with the goal gaping.
Stuttgart soon made Gladbach pay.
Christian Gentner helped the ball on to Maxim in the area and the Romanian midfielder volleyed past Yann Sommer from the corner of the six-yard box.
Hrgota had a goal ruled out for offside with 24 minutes left before Gladbach sub Thorgan Hazard thumped against the post. But with time running out, Alvaro Dominguez picked out the unmarked Kramer in the box and he kept his cool to fire into the corner.
Earlier, Paderborn were denied a famous win on their Bundesliga debut after Koo Ja-Cheol scored a penalty four minutes into injury time to earn Mainz a 2-2 draw. Shinji Okazaki put Mainz in front after 33 minutes with his 26th goal in the German top flight - equalling the record for a Japanese player.
Paderborn's Elias Kachunga smashed home four minutes later to bring the home side level and Uwe Huenemeier's header put them ahead with three minutes left.
But with time almost up the Paderborn captain then conceded a penalty, which South Korean midfielder Koo calmly stroked into the corner. "Towards the end we had chances to keep the ball better," Paderborn manager Andre Breitenreiter said. "We were bitterly punished for not doing so. Close to 15,000 supporters had packed into the Benteler Arena to watch Paderborn become the 53rd team to play in the Bundesliga.
Mainz, who finished seventh in the top flight last season, took the lead when Johannes Geis saw a dipping free-kick come back off the post. Okazaki, who top scored for Mainz with 15 goals last season, followed up to score from the rebound. The home side equalised three minutes later. Mainz midfielder Geis passed straight to Paderborn's Kachunga on the edge of the area and he hammered the ball past visiting keeper Loris Karius.
Paderborn continued to press after the break and they moved in front when Marvin Bakalorz picked out Huenemeier with a brilliant cross field pass. The Paderborn defender's header looped into the net despite Karius getting a hand to it. Okazaki headed against the bar in the last minute but there was another twist when Huenemeier barged into the Japanese forward inside the box. Koo's spot kick salvaged a point for Mainz. "I think we played too nervously in the second half," Mainz's new Danish coach Kasper Hjulmand said. "We showed good spirit in the last few minutes and that was very important for us."
On Saturday, Bayer Leverkusen's Karim Bellarabi hit the Bundesliga's fastest ever goal as title hopefuls Borussia Dortmund lost 2-0 in their opening game. The Leverkusen attacker struck after just nine seconds and then set up Stefan Kiessling in injury time.
On Friday, goals from Thomas Mueller and Arjen Robben helped defending champions Bayern Munich open with a 2-1 home win over VfL Wolfsburg.
The fixtures:
The match on Friday (8.30 pm cet):
FC Bayern München - VfL Wolfsburg 2-1 (1-0)
The matches on Saturday (3.30 pm cet):
1899 Hoffenheim - FC Augsburg 2-0 (2-0)
Hannover 96 - Schalke 04 2-1 (0-0)
Hertha BSC - Werder Bremen 2-2 (1-0)
Eintracht Frankfurt - SC Freiburg 1-0 (1-0)
1. FC Köln - Hamburger SV 0-0
The match on Saturday (6.30 pm cet):
Borussia Dortmund - Bayer Leverkusen 0-2 (0-1)
The match on Sunday (3.30 pm cet):
SC Paderborn - 1. FSV Mainz 05 2-2 (1-1)
The match on Sunday (5.30 pm cet):
Borussia Mönchengladbach - VfB Stuttgart 1-1 (0-0)
