Five-star Dortmund surge into second
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
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Lucas Barrios scored twice as Borussia Dortmund put five past 1. FC Kaiserslautern at home, while FC Schalke 04 recorded their first win of the campaign at the fifth attempt.
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Borussia Dortmund are up to second in the Bundesliga after a 5-0 home win against 1. FC Kaiserslautern, on a night when Klaas-Jan Huntelaar struck a late winner as FC Schalke 04 registered their first points of the campaign.
Lucas Barrios (2), Kevin Grosskreutz, Mats Hummels and Robert Lewandowski inspired Dortmund to a sixth successive victory in all competitions and second spot in the fledgling standings, three points behind surprise leaders 1. FSV Mainz 05. It was also a pleasing night for Schalke, Dortmund's local rivals, who ended a four-game losing start to the campaign with a 2-1 triumph at SC Freiburg.
Grafite scored twice in VfL Wolfsburg's 3-1 success at Hamburger SV, while Arturo Vidal's 90th-minute penalty proved decisive as Bayer 04 Leverkusen defeated Eintracht Frankfurt 2-1. Elsewhere, a spot-kick from Florian Bruns earned FC St. Pauli victory at VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach by the same scoreline, and Javier Pinola scored an added-time winner as ten-man 1. FC Nürnberg overcame VfB Stuttgart 2-1.
