Leverkusen stops Bayern's winning streak in German Bundesliga

 Leverkusen stops Bayern's winning streak¹ in German Bundesliga

BERLIN, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- Sidney Sam's decider inflicted³ front runner Bayern Munich the first loss of the season to stop their perfect start meanwhile Vedad Ibisevic ensured Stuttgart's first win on home soil and Monchengladbach came from behind to win 3-2 at Hannover, to close the ninth round of Bundesliga on Sunday.

Record champions Bayern Munich dropped points as Leverkusen secured a historic 2-1 away win since 1989.

After the kick-off the Bavarians took over the reins⁴ whereas Leverkusen defended deep to lurk⁵ for counter attacks. Nevertheless the hosts lacked in precision as Mario Mandzukic, Phillip Lahm, Thomas Mueller and Toni Kroos pulled just wide.

Leverkusen's Stefan Kiessling found the back of the net at the 28th minute but the referee⁶ declared the goal invalid⁷ owing to a foregone foul⁸ play.

However, three minutes before the break, Leverkusen caught Bayern flat footed when Kiessling finished a counter, following a diagonal pass by Andre Schuerrle, to open the scoring against the run of the game.

After the interval⁹ Bayern started a run on Leverkusen's goal but all their efforts remained fruitless until the 77th minute when Mario Mandzukic nodded home a Claudio Pizzaro cross to level the score.

The Bavarian's tried to take advantage of their momentum¹⁰ to besiege¹¹ Leverkusen's goals but for all that Mandzukic?s deflected¹² effort only rattled¹³ the right post.

The "Werkself" flabbergasted the record champion with four minutes left as Sidney Sam's header found the back of the net, thanks to a curious deflection by Bayern defender¹⁴ Jerome Boateng.

"The loss won't throw us off track but we have to draw lessons from it," Bayern coach Juppy Heynckes said.

Bayern stay on top of the standings with a four-point cushion whilst Leverkusen remains¹⁵ on fifth position.

Elsewhere, Stuttgart overpowered Frankfurt 2-1 to wrap up the first win on home soil. Vedad Ibisevic headed the winner with six minutes left to inflict² newly promoted stunner Frankfurt the second loss.

Monchengladbach needed nine minutes at Hannover to turn a 2-0 deficit¹⁶ into a 3-2 victory. Its Hannover's first defeat in 23 matches on home soil.

1 streak   

n.条理，斑纹，倾向，少许，痕迹；v.加条纹，变成条纹，奔驰，快速移动

参考例句：

• The Indians used to streak their faces with paint.印第安人过去常用颜料在脸上涂条纹。
• Why did you streak the tree?你为什么在树上刻条纹？

2 inflict   

vt.(on)把…强加给，使遭受，使承担

参考例句：

• Don't inflict your ideas on me.不要把你的想法强加于我。
• Don't inflict damage on any person.不要伤害任何人。

3 inflicted   

把…强加给，使承受，遭受( inflict的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• They inflicted a humiliating defeat on the home team. 他们使主队吃了一场很没面子的败仗。
• Zoya heroically bore the torture that the Fascists inflicted upon her. 卓娅英勇地承受法西斯匪徒加在她身上的酷刑。

4 reins   

感情，激情； 缰( rein的名词复数 )； 控制手段； 掌管； （成人带着幼儿走路以防其走失时用的）保护带

参考例句：

• She pulled gently on the reins. 她轻轻地拉着缰绳。
• The government has imposed strict reins on the import of luxury goods. 政府对奢侈品的进口有严格的控制手段。

5 lurk   

n.潜伏，潜行；v.潜藏，潜伏，埋伏

参考例句：

• Dangers lurk in the path of wilderness.在这条荒野的小路上隐伏着危险。
• He thought he saw someone lurking above the chamber during the address.他觉得自己看见有人在演讲时潜藏在会议厅顶上。

6 referee   

n.裁判员．仲裁人，代表人，鉴定人

参考例句：

• The team was left raging at the referee's decision.队员们对裁判员的裁决感到非常气愤。
• The referee blew a whistle at the end of the game.裁判在比赛结束时吹响了哨子。

7 invalid   

n.病人，伤残人；adj.有病的，伤残的；无效的

参考例句：

• He will visit an invalid.他将要去看望一个病人。
• A passport that is out of date is invalid.护照过期是无效的。

8 foul   

adj.污秽的；邪恶的；v.弄脏；妨害；犯规；n.犯规

参考例句：

• Take off those foul clothes and let me wash them.脱下那些脏衣服让我洗一洗。
• What a foul day it is!多么恶劣的天气！

9 interval   

n.间隔，间距；幕间休息，中场休息

参考例句：

• The interval between the two trees measures 40 feet.这两棵树的间隔是40英尺。
• There was a long interval before he anwsered the telephone.隔了好久他才回了电话。

10 momentum   

n.动力，冲力，势头；动量

参考例句：

• We exploit the energy and momentum conservation laws in this way.我们就是这样利用能量和动量守恒定律的。
• The law of momentum conservation could supplant Newton's third law.动量守恒定律可以取代牛顿第三定律。

11 besiege   

vt.包围，围攻，拥在...周围

参考例句：

• The Afghan air force was using helicopters to supply the besieged town.阿富汗空军正用直升机向被围城镇提供补给。
• She was besieged by the press and the public.她被媒体和公众纠缠不休。

12 deflected   

偏离的

参考例句：

• The ball deflected off Reid's body into the goal. 球打在里德身上反弹进球门。
• Most of its particles are deflected. 此物质的料子大多是偏斜的。

13 rattled   

慌乱的，恼火的

参考例句：

• The truck jolted and rattled over the rough ground. 卡车嘎吱嘎吱地在凹凸不平的地面上颠簸而行。
• Every time a bus went past, the windows rattled. 每逢公共汽车经过这里，窗户都格格作响。

14 defender   

n.保卫者，拥护者，辩护人

参考例句：

• He shouldered off a defender and shot at goal.他用肩膀挡开防守队员，然后射门。
• The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。

15 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

16 deficit   

n.亏空，亏损；赤字，逆差

参考例句：

• The directors have reported a deficit of 2.5 million dollars.董事们报告赤字为250万美元。
• We have a great deficit this year.我们今年有很大亏损。