BUNDESLIGA ROUND-UP

Dortmund go clear after win at Hannover

November 7, 2010

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Borussia Dortmund extended their lead at the top of the Bundesliga to four points and collected their sixth straight away victory by winning 4-0 at 10-man Hannover.

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Tempers fray as Hannover players confront the referee

Shinji Kawaga gave Dortmund the lead in the 11th minute but it was not until the 72nd minute that Lucas Barrios added the second.Hannover's Karim Haggui was given his marching orders in the 77th minute and although Dortmund's Nuri Sahin failed to convert the ensuing penalty, they turned it into a rout as Robert Lewandowski added another and Jakub Blasczcykowski wrapped things up as the seconds ticked down.
Stuttgart hit Werder Bremen for six to move out of the bottom three in style at the Mercedes-Benz Arena.
Ciprian Marica put the home team in front after 10 minutes and two goals from Cacau gave Stuttgart a 3-0 lead at the interval after Torsten Frings missed a penalty.
Cacau also missed a penalty before Christian Gentner added a fourth and Georg Niedermeier a fifth.
Arthur Boka then sealed the rout as Stuttgart lifted themselves out of the danger zone and piled the pressure on Bremen coach Thomas Schaaf.
Sidney Sam scored twice as Bayer Leverkusen fought back from an early deficit to defeat Kaiserslautern and jump to third place.
Florian Dick gave the visitors the lead in the 15th minute before Sam equalised seven minutes before the break.
Patrick Helmes gave Leverkusen the lead after 68 minutes and Sam finished off the scoring late on.