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Wolfsburg, Monchengladbach wrap victories in German Bundesliga

Xinhua, March 2, 2015 Adjust font size:

Wolfsburg came back three times to beat Bremen in a 5-3 goal festival on the road while Monchengladbach cruised to a 2-0 victory over newly promoted Paderborn to close the 23rd round of the German Bundesliga on Sunday.

Werder Bremen suffered their first loss in 2015 as Wolfsburg fought back three times to extend their unbeaten run to 11 games, which is a new club record for the "Wolves". Wolfsburg's in-form striker Bas Dost has large shares on the 5-3 victory, as he donated a brace to extend his goal account to 12 goals in 13 matches.

Bremen needed only nine minutes to get into gear as Wolfsburg failed to clear the ball from danger zone allowing Zlatko Junuzovic to break the deadlock.

Wolfsburg immediately responded as Daniel Caligiuri made use of goalkeeper Raphael Wolf's fisted clearance to level the scores one minute later. Bremen remained unimpressed and continued their offensive run as Franco di Santo tapped in Levin Oeztunali's cross into the box, giving the hosts the 2-1 at the 16th minute.

It was a short-lived joy by the hosts as the "Wolves" restored parity again only two minutes later when Maximilian Arnold headed home the two-all-draw following a cross by Kevin De Bruyne.

However, Bremen grabbed the lead for the third time at the 28th minute when Wolfsburg's Vieirinha deflected Felix Kroos long-range effort from 18 meters into his own goal.

Bremen took the 3-2 lead into the interval before Bas Dost donated a brace within three minutes at the second half, giving his side the lead for the first time at the 51st minute. The "Wolves" utilized their momentum to make the game safe as Caligiuri sewed up his double strike two minutes later to round off the 5-3 win.

With the 15th victory of the season runner-up Wolfsburg remain in the hunt of front-runners Bayern Munich, who have an eight-point advantage atop the standings. Meanwhile Bremen slipped to the 9th place suffering their 9th loss of the season.

Elsewhere, third placed Monchengladbach underlined their UEFA Champions League ambitions as they cruised to an uncontested 2-0 victory over newly promoted Paderborn.

Fabian Johnson opened the scoring for the "Foals" early in the first half before Patrick Herrmann put the game beyond doubt with the 2-0 lead in the closing period.

Monchengladbach tighten their 3rd place in the standings with a four point gap to chasers meanwhile newly promoted Paderborn slump into a relegation play-off spot. Endit