German Bundesliga Recap and Video Highlights: Saturday August 22, 2009 – Leverkusen, Mainz, Hannover all win, and more

logo-bundesliga-105x128The German Bundesliga is now at week three and had five matches on Saturday. There were a few draws and surprising results as Mainz topped Bayern Munich and two home teams were shut out. Here’s a recap of all the matches along with video highlights (click on each match for video highlights).

Saturday August 22, 2009 Recap

Bayern Munich struggled again on Saturday as they fell to Mainz while Hanover and Bayer Leverkusen got nice road wins. Bayern dominated possession against Mainz but couldn’t convert any chances and has yet to get their first victory of the season. Leverkusen on the other hand is not top of the table and undefeated with 2 wins and a draw on the season. Hannover got their first win on the season s they beat FC Nuremberg 2-0 on the road. The other two matches were draws. FC Cologne earned their first point of the season with a draw against Eintracht Frankfurt while Dortmund and Stuttgart are both 1-1-1 on the season.

Saturday, August 22, 2009
StatusHomeScoreAwayVENUE (ATT.)
FinalBorussia Dortmund1 - 1VfB StuttgartSignal Iduna Park (72,100)
FinalFC Cologne0 - 0Eintracht FrankfurtRheinEnergieStadion (48,000)
FinalNurnberg0 - 2Hannover 96EasyCredit-Stadion (38,671)
FinalSC Freiburg0 - 5Bayer Leverkusenbadenova-Stadion (23,000)
FinalMainz2 - 1Bayern MunichStadion am Bruchweg (72,100)

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