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Bremen held Stuttgart, Darmstadt beat Frankfurt in German Bundesliga

Xinhua, December 7, 2015 Adjust font size:

Anthony Ujah's 1-1 equalizer helped Bremen share the spoils at relegation-threatened Stuttgart meanwhile newly promoted Darmstadt downed Frankfurt 1-0 to close the 15th round of Bundesliga on Sunday.

   Bremen and Stuttgart shared the spoils after contested 90 minutes. Stuttgart were the more active team in the first half but Anthony Ujah's late goal cancelled out Lukas Rupp's opener. The share of the points is too little, as both sides keep caught in the Bundesliga bottom.

   After a nervous start by both teams, relegation-threatened Stuttgart broke the deadlock with 33 minutes into the game as Filip Kostic's cross into the box found Lukas Rupp, who slotted home into the roof of the net at the far post.

   Bremen grabbed a better start into the second half as Anthony Ujah tested Stuttgart's goalkeeper Przemyslaw Tyton in the 59th minute. As the match progressed, Stuttgart retracted allowing Bremen to level the scores through Ujah at the 71st minuite. The striker benefited on a blocked shot on target to tap home from very close range, making it 1-1 on the scoreboards.

   However, both sides had the chance to grab the win in the dying minutes of the game but Bremen's Levin Oeztunali rattled only the woodwork while Stuttgart'ss Timo Werner failed to overcome custodian Felix Wiedwald from promising position.

   With the result, Stuttgart wait for their first win since four games to remain on the second last position of the table. Bremen extended their winless streak to three games to stay in touching distance to a relegation play-off spot.

   Elsewhere, newly promoted Darmstadt edged Frankfurt 1-0 to win the Hessian derby after 33 years. Darmstadt's team captain Aytac Sulu marked the only goal of the match by header following a free kick cross into the penalty area.

   The "Eagles" suffered the third straight loss to stay on the 13th place while the "Lilien" recorded the fourth win to defend the 12th position. Endi