Dortmund, Schalke drop points in German Bundesliga

 BERLIN, Nov. 27 (Xinhua) -- Defending champions Dortmund were held to a 1-1 draw with newly promoted Dusseldorf owing to the late leveller by Stefan Reisinger whereas Schalke lost 3-1 at Hamburg in the Bundesliga on Tuesday.

League leaders Bayern Munich are able to increase their gap Wednesday, as chasers Dortmund and Schalke dropped points at the title race.

From kickoff, Dortmund took over control as newly promoted Dusseldorf defended deep, with nine men in their half, to give the hosts a tough time. As the match progressed, Dortmund were able to establish their offensive actions, yet unable to overcome Dusseldorf's bulwark¹.

Things changed at the 43rd minute as Jakub Blaszczykowski secured the opener with a volley into the top right corner following a one two with Kevin Grokreutz inside the penalty area.

With the restart, Dortmund decided² to take the foot of the accelerator whereas Dusseldorf little by little approached the hosts goal.

Dortmund's neat lead wobbled when Marcel Schmelzer cleared Stefan Reisingers effort from the goal line in the 58th minute.

Unsurprinsgly Dusseldorf punished Dortmund's laxity at the 78th minute when Reisinger utilized³ Robbie Kruse's cross at the second post to level the score.

Dusseldorf had to finish the match with ten men as Iva Paurevic was sent off for his second bookable offense⁴ three minutes before final whistle.

However, Dortmund were unable to score the decider with 12 minutes left. Thus Dortmund failed to put the pressure on league leaders Bayern, who will face Freiburg.

Also Schalke dropped points at the title race as they lost 3-1 to Hamburg.

After a goalless but fast paced first half, Hamburg were able to break the deadlock⁵ at the 52nd minute. Hamburg's Maximilian Beister gave his side the lead when he hammered home from 20 meters inside left.

Hamburg were not done with the scoring as Artjoms Rudnevs had all time and space to double the lead near the penalty spot, following a cross by Dennis Diekmeier at the 65th minute.

The 2-0 deficit⁶ was a wakening call for the "Royal Blues⁷" that initiated⁸ a run on Hamburg's goal.

At the 80th minute, referee⁹ Manuel Graefe awarded Schalke a penalty following a handball by Tomas Rincon. Klaas Jan Huntelaar missed the spot kick but he was lucky enough to score with the rebound¹⁰ from very close range.

Schalke frenetically pressed for the equalizer, but then, they were caught on a counter so that Tranquillo Barnetta had no choice but to foul¹¹ Dennis Aogo inside the box to ensure a penalty for Hamburg.

Milan Badelj stepped up and converted the penalty to secure the 3-1 win over Schalke.

Elsewhere, Hannover defeated newly promoted Greuther Fuerth while Mainz upset stunner Frankfurt 3-1.

The following fixtures¹² are scheduled for Wednesday: Monchengladbach see Wolfsburg, Stuttgart meet Augsburg, Bremen face Leverkusen, Freiburg encounter Bayern and Nuremberg host Hoffenheim.

1 bulwark   

n.堡垒，保障，防御

参考例句：

• That country is a bulwark of freedom.那个国家是自由的堡垒。
• Law and morality are the bulwark of society.法律和道德是社会的防御工具。

2 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

3 utilized   

v.利用，使用( utilize的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• In the19th century waterpower was widely utilized to generate electricity. 在19世纪人们大规模使用水力来发电。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The empty building can be utilized for city storage. 可以利用那栋空建筑物作城市的仓库。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 offense   

n.犯规，违法行为；冒犯，得罪

参考例句：

• I hope you will not take any offense at my words. 对我讲的话请别见怪。
• His words gave great offense to everybody present.他的发言冲犯了在场的所有人。

5 deadlock   

n.僵局，僵持

参考例句：

• The negotiations reached a deadlock after two hours.两小时后，谈判陷入了僵局。
• The employers and strikers are at a deadlock over the wage.雇主和罢工者在工资问题上相持不下。

6 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。

7 blues   

n.抑郁，沮丧；布鲁斯音乐

参考例句：

• She was in the back of a smoky bar singing the blues.她在烟雾弥漫的酒吧深处唱着布鲁斯歌曲。
• He was in the blues on account of his failure in business.他因事业失败而意志消沉。

8 initiated   

n. 创始人 adj. 新加入的 vt. 开始，创始，启蒙，介绍加入

参考例句：

• He has not yet been thoroughly initiated into the mysteries of computers. 他对计算机的奥秘尚未入门。
• The artist initiated the girl into the art world in France. 这个艺术家介绍这个女孩加入巴黎艺术界。

9 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。

10 rebound   

v.弹回；n.弹回，跳回

参考例句：

• The vibrations accompanying the rebound are the earth quake.伴随这种回弹的振动就是地震。
• Our evil example will rebound upon ourselves.我们的坏榜样会回到我们自己头上的。

11 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！

12 fixtures   

（房屋等的）固定装置( fixture的名词复数 )； 如（浴盆、抽水马桶）； 固定在某位置的人或物； （定期定点举行的）体育活动

参考例句：

• The insurance policy covers the building and any fixtures contained therein. 保险单为这座大楼及其中所有的设施保了险。
• The fixtures had already been sold and the sum divided. 固定设备已经卖了，钱也分了。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹