Bundesliga (Week 2) : Bayer beats HSV 3-1
GERMANY, Sep. 10, 2016 (AMP) — Bundesliga / Match day 2: After losing 2-1 to Mönchengladbach on August 27, Bayer Leverkusen bounced back with a 3-1 victory over Hamburger SV this Saturday.
Joel Pohjanpalo scored tripple goals
Both teams held off against each other during the first 45 minutes of the game. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with three goals by Finnish forward Joel Pohjanpalo at '79, '90 and '90.
Bayer Leverkusen climbed to fifth place with 3 points from 2 games, only one point behind 1. FC Köln and VfL Wolfsburg.
View : Full Bundesliga table (as of September 10, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 6 |
| 2 | Hertha Berlin | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | FC Köln | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Wolfsburg | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Bayer Leverkusen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | SC Freiburg | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Borussia Dortmund | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Mönchengladbach | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
| 10 | Darmstadt 98 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 11 | Hoffenheim | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | RB Leipzig | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Hamburger SV | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
| 14 | FC Ingolstadt | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 |
| 15 | Mainz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 16 | Augsburg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 17 | Schalke 04 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| 18 | Werder Bremen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 0 |
Fixtures and Results : Bundesliga 2016-2017
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Overview
Bayer Leverkusen
- Position: 5 +7
- Best performance of the season:Bayer Leverkusen 3-1 Hamburger SV (10 Sep.)
- Previous game:Mönchengladbach 2-1 Bayer Leverkusen (27 Aug.)
- Next game:Eintracht Frankfurt - Bayer Leverkusen (17 Sep.)
Hamburger SV
- Position: 13 -3
- Previous game:Hamburger SV 1-1 FC Ingolstadt (27 Aug.)
- Next game:Hamburger SV - RB Leipzig (17 Sep.)
Bayer Leverkusen
3:1
Hamburger SV
3:1 (0:0)
- 10 September 2016
- 15:30
- Leverkusen
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bayern Munich | 6 |
| 2 |  Hertha Berlin | 6 |
| 3 |  FC Köln | 4 |
| 3 |  Wolfsburg | 4 |
| 5 | Bayer Leverkusen | 3 |
Week 2 Results
| Friday 9 September 2016 | ||||
 | Schalke 04 | 0-2 | Bayern Munich | |
| Saturday 10 September 2016 | ||||
 | Darmstadt 98 | 1-0 | Eintracht Frankfurt |  |
| Wolfsburg | 0-0 | FC Köln | |
 | SC Freiburg | 3-1 | Mönchengladbach |  |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 3-1 | Hamburger SV | |
 | FC Ingolstadt | 0-2 | Hertha Berlin | |
 | RB Leipzig | 18:30 | Borussia Dortmund |  |
| Sunday 11 September 2016 | ||||
 | Werder Bremen | 15:30 | Augsburg |  |
 | Mainz | 17:30 | Hoffenheim |  |