体坛英语新闻：Leverkusen down Hoffenheim 2-0 at German Bundesliga

BERLIN, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) -- Leverkusen sealed three points in a one sided affair as toothless Hoffenheim were absolutely unable to threaten "Werkself" defense at the 15th game day opener on Friday at BayArena.

Both sides staged an evenly balanced start but as the match progressed Leverkusen took over to smooth the way for the victory at the 10th minute as striker Eren Derdiyok headed home a follow up shot from very close distance to stun the guests.

From now on, Leverkusen dominated the match but they failed to extend their lead. It had to wait until the 79th minute where Leverkusen midfielder Sidney Sam lobbed over Hoffenheim goalkeeper Tom Starke to wrap the seventh win of the season.

Leverkusen stay on sixth position with 25 points while Hoffenheim slipped from ninth to 10th position with 18 points.

"We've played better but I'm satisfied," Leverkusen coach Robin Dutt said. Hoffenheim coach Holger Stanislawski added: "It is hard to win when you get such goals. We need a sense of achievement."

The following fixtures are set for Saturday: record champions Bayern vs. Bremen, Freiburg vs. Hannover, Kaiserslautern vs. Berlin, Wolfsburg vs. Mainz, second positioned Monchengladbach vs. first positioned and defending champions Dortmund and Stuttgart vs. Cologne.