体坛英语新闻：Bayern, Wolfsburg win, Dortmund lose

BERLIN, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Bayern Munich cruised to a 3-0 win over Frankfurt meanwhile runners-up Wolfsburg increased Hamburg's relegation worries following a 2-0 victory at the 28th round of Bundesliga on Saturday.

Bundesliga front-runners Bayern Munich reaped their 22nd win at the 28th game as Robert Lewandowski donated a brace against uninspired Frankfurt.

Despite being injury hit, the German giants opened the scoring with just 15 minutes into the game. Robert Lewandowski controlled an assist by Thomas Mueller inside the box with his chest to volley home into the top left corner.

Lewandowski worked out two promising opportunities but Frankfurt's goalkeeper Kevin Trapp was on guard twice. However, Thomas Mueller scored just before the break but referee Markus Schmidt ruled the German international's effort offside.

After the restart, Bayern striker Lewandowski doubled the lead to wrap up his brace, extending his tally to 16 goals at the 66th minute. The Polish international capitalized on a rebound by Mario Goetze to head home into the open goal from very close range.

Nevertheless, the "Bavarians" were not done with the scoring as Mueller added his name to the score sheets with eight minutes remaining. With the result, Bayern record their 22nd win of the season staying atop the standings with a 10-point advantage to runners-up Wolfsburg. Meanwhile Frankfurt remain on the 8th place suffering their 11th loss.

Second placed Wolfsburg downed struggling Hamburg 2-0 to inflict the "HSV" the 15th loss of the season. The "Wolves" reaped the 18th victory of the season whereas Hamburg wait for their first win since eight consecutive games. It is the second loss at the second game for Hamburg caretaker Peter Knaebel.

Wolfsburg dominated the game in all departments against harmless hosts. The "Wolves" secured an early lead on the road as unmarked Joshua Guilavogui utilized a through ball by Bas Dost to nutmeg Hamburg's goalkeeper Rene Adler at the 10th minute.

Despite Wolfsburg's dominance the visitors had to wait until the 73rd minute to make the game safe. Daniel Caligiuri exchanged a one-two with Bas Dost inside the box to double the lead.

However, things went from bad to worse for Hamburg as defender Johan Djorou was sent off after booking his second yellow card for complaining in the dying minutes of the game.

With the win Wolfsburg stay on the 2nd place of the standings, with a 7-point advantage to Monchengladbach. Hamburg, who never relegated in the Bundesliga history, slipped from a relegation play-off spot to the second from bottom at the table.

Third placed Monchengladbach remain on course for a UEFA Champions League berth as they upset Dortmund 3-1.

The "Foals" caught a bright start on home soil as Oscar Wendt broke the deadlock with juts 29 second into the match. The Swedish international made use of a parry by Dortmund goalkeeper Roman Weidenfeller to slot home from eleven meters.

Juergen Klopp's men were unable to respond against fast paced "Foals" who doubled the lead at the 32nd minute when Patrick Herrmann's solo run allowed Raffael to tap into the empty goal for the 2-0 lead.

Even after the restart Dortmund lacked in penetration whereas Monchengladbach showed a clinical chance conversion in front of the visitor's goal. Havard Nordveit tripled the lead following a corner kick at the far post to put the game beyond doubt.

Dortmund were only able to score their consolation at the 77th minute through Ilkay Guendogan. The "BVB" suffered the 13th loss of the season to stay on the 10th place whilst Monchengladbach defended their 3rd place with a 2-point advantage to Leverkusen.

Elsewhere, fourth placed Leverkusen defeated Mainz 3-2. The "Werkself" dominated the game until the 78th minute before Mainz Ja Cheol Koo scored twice to keep the spectators in suspense until the final whistle

Schalke were held to a goalless draw by Freiburg, who squandered a foul play penalty to remain in touching distance of the drop zone.

Newly promoted and relegation threatened Paderborn returned to winning ways after six winless games in row as Srdjan Lakic scored the 2-1 winner against sixth placed Augsburg.

The following fixtures are scheduled for Sunday: newly promoted Cologne encounter Hoffenheim and last placed Stuttgart face Bremen.