Bayern win, Dortmund suffer setback in German Bundesliga

 BERLIN, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) -- German record champions Bayern Munich edged Augsburg 2-0 while defending champions Dortmund suffered a 3-2 loss against Wolfsburg at the 16th round of Bundesliga on Saturday.

Bundesliga front-runners Bayern Munich extended their unbeaten run to 11 games following a hard earned 2-0 win over Augsburg.

Courageous¹ Augsburg almost secured a bright start as Sascha Moelders nearly opened the scoring from promising² position.

Nevertheless, the Bavarians piled on the pressure to start their run on Augsburg's goal.

Mario Mandzukic had three chances to break the deadlock³ but yet Augsburg were able to deny the opener.

Five minutes before halftime break, Augsburg's Gibril Sankoh was penalized⁴ for handball inside the box to cause a penalty for the record champions.

Thomas Mueller stepped up and converted the penalty into bottom left to open the scoring.

After the break, Bayern Munich made the game save when Mario Gomez doubled the lead, two minutes after he came from the bench at the 62nd minute.

"We have had our problems in the offense⁵. With the 1-0 lead, we have done better, but with the 2-0 lead we gained our full security," Bayern coach Juppy Heynckes said.

The Bavarians sit atop the standing⁶ with an 11-point gap to rivals Leverkusen whereas Augsburg dropped to relegation⁷ spot.

Defending champions Borussia Dortmund suffered a setback⁸ at the title race when they lost 3-2 to the "Wolves", leaving them 14 points adrift Bayern Munich.

The "BVB" caught a bright start on home soil as Marco Reus's free kick cross from the left wing ended up untouched in Wolfsburg goal with six minutes into the match.

Dortmund dictated⁹ the game but were unable to add another goal to their lead.

Things changed at the 35th minute when Marcel Schmelzer was sent off with a straight red card due to a supposed handball, when he blocked a shot onto the open goal.

Wolfsburg's Diego converted the penalty successfully to make it 1-1 on the scoreboards at the 36th minute.

The "Wolves" went one better five minutes later when Naldo volleyed home and Diego assisted into top right corner to shock Dortmund with a comeback.

Also Dortmund snatched a penalty at the 61st minute, Simon Kjaer had brought down Lewandowski inside the box to ensure a penalty for the hosts.

Jakub Blaszczykowski converted the penalty from the spot to restore the draw.

Ten men Dortmund frenetically pressed for the winner but they were caught flat-footed at the 73rd minute by Wolfsburg.

A through ball by Diego found Bas Dost who had all time and space to slot into bottom right with only Dortmund goalie Roman Weidenfeller to beat.

"I am proud of my team, weather it was luck or other things, the bottom line is I'm happy," said Wolfsburg caretaker Lorenz Guenther Koestner.

Stuttgart wrapped up their third consecutive¹⁰ win following their 3-1 victory over Schalke, thanks to the hat-trick by Vedad Ibisevic.

Stuttgart broke the deadlock with two minutes played as Ibisevic exploited a cross by Ibrahima Traore to score the opener.

The guests remained unfazed as they levelled the scores nine minutes later through Ciprian Marica. The hosts regained¹¹ the lead seven minutes before the interval¹² when Ibisevic converted a foul¹³ play penalty.

After the break Stuttgart were not done with the scoring as Ibisevic sealed his hat-trick at the 61st minute with a follow up shot from close range.

Elsewhere, newly promoted Frankfurt astonished Bremen 4-1, Nuremberg defeated Dusseldorf 2-0 and Freiburg overcame Greuther Fuerth 1-0.

The following matches are scheduled for Sunday: Monchengladbach host Mainz and Hannover encounter runners-up Leverkusen.

1 courageous   

adj.勇敢的，有胆量的

参考例句：

• We all honour courageous people.我们都尊重勇敢的人。
• He was roused to action by courageous words.豪言壮语促使他奋起行动。

2 promising   

adj.有希望的，有前途的

参考例句：

• The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。
• We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。

3 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。

4 penalized   

对…予以惩罚( penalize的过去式和过去分词 )； 使处于不利地位

参考例句：

• You will be penalized for poor spelling. 你拼写不好将会受到处罚。
• Team members will be penalized for lateness. 队员迟到要受处罚。

5 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。

6 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

7 relegation   

n.驱逐，贬黜；降级

参考例句：

• Liaoning team lost this game, is still deeply avoid relegation zone. 辽宁队本场失利后，仍然深陷保级区。 来自互联网
• In society, relegation is based on your income. 社会上的规类是以你的收入为基准。 来自互联网

8 setback   

n.退步，挫折，挫败

参考例句：

• Since that time there has never been any setback in his career.从那时起他在事业上一直没有遇到周折。
• She views every minor setback as a disaster.她把每个较小的挫折都看成重大灾难。

9 dictated   

v.大声讲或读( dictate的过去式和过去分词 )；口授；支配；摆布

参考例句：

• He dictated a letter to his secretary. 他向秘书口授信稿。
• No person of a strong character likes to be dictated to. 没有一个个性强的人愿受人使唤。 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 consecutive   

adj.连续的，联贯的，始终一贯的

参考例句：

• It has rained for four consecutive days.已连续下了四天雨。
• The policy of our Party is consecutive.我党的政策始终如一。

11 regained   

复得( regain的过去式和过去分词 )； 赢回； 重回； 复至某地

参考例句：

• The majority of the people in the world have regained their liberty. 世界上大多数人已重获自由。
• She hesitated briefly but quickly regained her poise. 她犹豫片刻，但很快恢复了镇静。

12 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。

13 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！