Eintracht Frankfurt gained their third win in four games when they beat Borussia Moenchengladbach 2-1 on the road on Sunday, while Bochum held Borussia Dortmund to a 1-1 draw.
Frankfurt were missing several regular starters because of injuries and fell behind when defender Marco Russ deflected a cross from ’Gladbach’s Marko Marin into his own net after 12 minutes.
But three minutes later Martin Fenin leveled for the visitors before Michael Fink scored the winning goal seven minutes into the second half.
Moenchengladbach, a Bundesliga powerhouse in the 1970s, slumped to their second defeat in three games under new coach Hans Mayer and remain second from bottom with only two wins in 11 games.
In Dortmund, the home side had to settle for their sixth draw of the season after falling behind to a goal from Bochum’s Thomas Zdebel in the 27th minute.
Striker Mohamed Zidan scored shortly before half-time to secure his side a draw and give the 67,000-strong crowd something to smile about. The point lifted Dortmund into sixth place.
Hoffenheim routed Karlsruhe 4-1 on Saturday for their fifth straight win to remain a point ahead of Bayer Leverkusen, who beat Wolfsburg 2-0 on Friday.
Defending champions Bayern Munich beat Arminia Bielefeld 3-1 to climb to third. Hoffenheim have 25 points, Leverkusen 24 and Bayern 21.
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