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02/28 10:46 CST Werder Bremen beats Heidenheim to end 13-game winless run in
Bundesliga
Werder Bremen beats Heidenheim to end 13-game winless run in Bundesliga
By CIARAN FAHEY
AP Sports Writer
BERLIN (AP) --- Werder Bremen finally ended its 13-game run without a win in
the Bundesliga by beating relegation rival Heidenheim 2-0 in their
bottom-of-the-table scrap on Saturday.
Bremen missed a host of chances before Jovan Milosevic scored from Romano
Schmid's cross in the 57th minute, and an own goal from Hennes Behrens in
stoppage time confirmed Bremen's first win after three defeats under new coach
Daniel Thioune.
It was enough to lift Bremen above Wolfsburg into the relegation playoff place.
Wolfsburg, which hasn't won any of its last six games, visits Stuttgart on
Sunday.
Heidenheim remained last, now nine points from safety after St. Pauli held on
for a 1-0 win at high-flying Hoffenheim.
Mathias Pereira Lage scored for St. Pauli before the break, lifting the
Hamburg-based club out of the relegation zone after its third win from four
games.
Kevin Diks scored a stoppage-time penalty for Borussia Mnchengladbach to beat
Union Berlin 1-0 and end the Foals' seven-game winless run.
Jarell Quansah scored late for Bayer Leverkusen to salvage a 1-1 draw with
Mainz, canceling Sheraldo Becker's second-half volley for Mainz.
But the draw is a blow to Leverkusen's hopes of reaching fourth place in the
race for Champions League qualification. Leverkusen remained sixth, and both
Stuttgart and Leipzig could pull further away. Leipzig visits Hamburger SV on
Sunday.
League leader Bayern Munich visits Borussia Dortmund for "der Klassiker" later
Saturday, when it could stretch its advantage to 11 points with 10 rounds
remaining.
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