Hamburg hold Hoffenheim, Frankfurt shock Bremen in German Bundesliga

Hamburg secured a 2-2 draw at Hoffenheim owing to Nicolai Mueller's leveler, while Frankfurt bounced back to beat Bremen 2-1 to close the 11th round of the German Bundesliga action on Sunday.

Bottom-dwelling Hamburg snapped their two-game losing streak as Mueller restored parity after Hoffenheim's comeback.

Hoffenheim took the control from the kick off, making the visitors defend deep in their territory. Julian Nagelsmann's men worked out a number of goal-scoring opportunities, but neither Andrej Kramaric nor Pavel Kaderabek were able to break the deadlock.

Hamburg punished the hosts' wastefulness at the other end of the pitch, as Filip Kostic marked the opener after nutmegging Hoffenheim goalkeeper Oliver Baumann following a solo run in the 28th minute.

However, Hoffenheim remained unimpressed and responded with the equalizer before the break when Sandro Wagner poked home a corner kick from Kerem Demirbay.

The hosts grabbed a bright start into the second half as Kaderabek provided a pinpoint cross, which allowed Steven Zuber to turn the tide in the 49th minute. Nevertheless, last placed Hamburg stood firm and responded well to the setback as Mueller leveled the score after completing a fast break in the 61st minute.

Wagner had the chance to snatch the lead but his injury-time effort missed the target just wide.

With the result, Hoffenheim dropped from the 3rd to the 5th position, while Hamburg remain on last place in the standings.

Elsewhere, Werder Bremen gave away a narrow lead as Frankfurt marked two second-half goals to secure a 2-1 victory on the road.

The 'Green-Whites' broke the deadlock through Florian Grilitisch, who unleashed a well-placed shot into the top left corner with 38 minutes played.

The visitors turned up after the restart when substitute Alexander Meier made it 1-1, just six minutes after his fielding, in the 52nd minute.

Frankfurt were not done with the scoring and ensured the winner in the dying minutes of the game as Aymen Barkok curled the ball from 20 meters into the top left to put the result beyond doubt.

Despite the victory, Frankfurt remain on 7th place whereas Bremen stay on 17th place, which is a relegation play off spot. Endit