Bundesliga snatch win as Bayern go top
Tuesday, 14 August 2007
BERLIN, Aug 13 (AFP): Bundesliga newboys Karlsruhe and Duisburg marked their arrival in Germany's top flight with convincing away win Sunday but Bayern Munich finished the opening weekend on top of the table.
Having won the second division title last season, Karlsruhe had Hungarian international midfielder Tamas Hajnal to thank as his goals either side of half-time sealed the 2-0 win at German Cup holders Nuremberg.
"We have only won one game, but the three points is important to us," Karlsruhe coach Eduard Becker said.
"We have still 33 difficult games ahead of us. We made mistakes, especially in the first-half and we still have a lot of work to do," he added.
Fellow promoted side Duisburg enjoyed a convincing 3-1 win over Borussia Dortmund thanks to Nigerian striker Manasseh Ishiaku who bagged goals either side of the break.
Ishiaku put his side 1-0 up after eight minutes before Romanian midfielder Mihai Tararache converted a 62nd minute penalty.
The Nigerian then struck again two minutes later before Dortmund's Florian Kringe grabbed a late consolation goal. Dortmund coach Thomas Doll was bitterly disappointed with his side's performance.
"The football we showed today was more akin to the sort of thing you see on a practice field," the coach grumbled.
And his Duisburg counterpart Rudi Bommer also had his feet firmly on the ground.
"We played well in places, but we have nothing to celebrate. This was only the first game of the season and we only have three points," he said.
Having won the second division title last season, Karlsruhe had Hungarian international midfielder Tamas Hajnal to thank as his goals either side of half-time sealed the 2-0 win at German Cup holders Nuremberg.
"We have only won one game, but the three points is important to us," Karlsruhe coach Eduard Becker said.
"We have still 33 difficult games ahead of us. We made mistakes, especially in the first-half and we still have a lot of work to do," he added.
Fellow promoted side Duisburg enjoyed a convincing 3-1 win over Borussia Dortmund thanks to Nigerian striker Manasseh Ishiaku who bagged goals either side of the break.
Ishiaku put his side 1-0 up after eight minutes before Romanian midfielder Mihai Tararache converted a 62nd minute penalty.
The Nigerian then struck again two minutes later before Dortmund's Florian Kringe grabbed a late consolation goal. Dortmund coach Thomas Doll was bitterly disappointed with his side's performance.
"The football we showed today was more akin to the sort of thing you see on a practice field," the coach grumbled.
And his Duisburg counterpart Rudi Bommer also had his feet firmly on the ground.
"We played well in places, but we have nothing to celebrate. This was only the first game of the season and we only have three points," he said.