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Frankfurt defeat Arminia Bielefeld 2-1

Frankfurt's Martin Fenin, left, is watched by Bielefeld's Markus Schuler during their Bundesliga soccer match in Frankfurt, Germany, on Friday. PHOTO: AP

Martin Fenin scored his fourth goal in two games since joining Eintracht Frankfurt on Friday and led a 2-1 victory over Arminia Bielefeld in the Bundesliga.

Ioannis Amanatidis scored in the 37th and Fenin added his 10 minutes later, both on counters, as Frankfurt claimed their third-straight win to climb to seventh in the Bundesliga standings.

Striker Artur Wichniarek pulled Bielefeld within a goal in the 74th minute when Frankfurt's poise disappeared in front of a home crowd of 41,000.

"We just got nervous -- I don't know why either," Frankfurt coach Friedhelm Funkel said. "But this just shows we're not as far along in our development as the fans believe."

Fenin, a 20-year-old Czech forward, was signed by the club during the Bundesliga's winter break and made his debut last week with a three-goal performance in a 3-0 win against Hertha Berlin.

On Friday, he was positioned perfectly to volley Bielefeld keeper Mathias Hain's parry of a long-range attempt by Markus Weissenberger.

Today, log-leaders Bayern Munich face No. 2 Werder Bremen.
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