Hamburg striker Mohammed Zidan struck three minutes from time as Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich conceded their first goal of the season and lost their 100 percent record following Sunday's 1-1 draw.
After Miroslav Klose had volleyed his side into a 1-0 lead on 70 minutes, Zidan slotted home 20 minutes after coming off the bench to deny Bayern their fourth win from four in a bad-tempered affair which saw seven yellow cards.
The fired up home side worked tirelessly to try and breach Bayern's defence, but it was Klose -- top scorer at last year's World Cup -- who scored first with his third goal of the season.
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Bayern captain Oliver Kahn set the record for the most Bundesliga appearances as he played his 535th match.
But he could not stop Zidan's 87th minute strike from close-range as Hamburg's patience paid off and they moved up to fifth in the table.
A plus point for Bayern was the second-half introduction of Lukas Podolksi, the best young player at last year's World Cup, for his first Bundesliga appearance since knee surgery in April.
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Having been humbled by Hanover and Bayer Leverkusen in the last fortnight, newly-promoted Karlsruhe managed to bounce back on Sunday as they poached a 1-0 win over Bundesliga champions VfB Stuttgart.
Against the run of play, midfielder Tamas Hajnal slotted home his shot from close range on 54 minutes to move his side up to 11th place.
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