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(China Daily)
Updated: 2009-11-30 07:44

Bremen go top with draw

BERLIN: Werder Bremen battled back with a stoppage-time goal from defender Per Mertesacker to draw 2-2 with champions VfL Wolfsburg on Saturday and go top of the Bundesliga table on goal difference.

Wolfsburg thought they had won the game when Bosnian striker Edin Dzeko scored his second goal of the afternoon five minutes from time to give the visitors a 2-1 lead.

Mertesacker, though, rose above the Wolfsburg defense in stoppage time to head in the equalizer from a Mesut Ozil corner.

Bremen, who are now unbeaten for 21 consecutive matches in all competitions, are on 27 points, the same as Bayer Leverkusen, who can go back on top with a win against VfB Stuttgart Sunday (today, Beijing time).

(China Daily 11/30/2009 page12)