体坛英语新闻：Bayern wins, Leverkusen ties at German Bundesliga

Stuttgart seemed irrepressible as they frantically pressed to turn things around. Their good actions were rewarded at the 64th minute when again striker Martin Harnik shortened the score to 5-2. Bayern retracted with the lead and staged sloppy actions.

Their laxness was punished with the third goal by Stuttgart. Midfielder Christian Gentner curled a dead ball from the left wing into the goal to make it 3-5. However, Bayern was able to kill the clock with the lead behind even though Stuttgart had a bunch of omitted scoring opportunities. Stuttgart finished a disastrous first half of the season with a disappointing 17th position with only 12 points out of 17 matches. Bayern remained also behind with fifth position and 29 points as well as 14 points distance to first positioned Dortmund.

At the other match, Leverkusen remained unbeaten at their 11th match while Freiburg ends a negative streak with four defeats at Leverkusen due to a two all draw. Leverkusen midfielder Arturo Vidal converted an obvious penalty from the spot to open the scoring at the 16th minute.

Freiburg midfielder Jan Rosenthal and striker Stefan Reisinger turned the match with one goal each to make it 2-1 but, Leverkusen striker Patrick Helmes marked the final goal to equalize the score at the 75th minute. Leverkusen were ranked on third position with 33 points, due to their weaker goal difference compared to second positioned Mainz.

Freiburg finished on sixth position and 28 points surprisingly good. The German Bundesliga launches the second half of the season at the Jan. 14.