Bayern and Dortmund share spoils

BERLIN - Champions Borussia Dortmund had goalkeeper Roman Weidenfeller to thank for a string of late saves as they drew 1-1 at Bayern Munich on Saturday, leaving the Bavarians eight points clear at the top of the Bundesliga.

Sunday, December 02, 2012

SaturdayFSV Mainz 05     2-1     Hannover 96FC Augsburg     1-1     SC FreiburgSchalke 04     1-1     M’gladbachGreuther Fürth 0-1     VfB StuttgartBERLIN - Champions Borussia Dortmund had goalkeeper Roman Weidenfeller to thank for a string of late saves as they drew 1-1 at Bayern Munich on Saturday, leaving the Bavarians eight points clear at the top of the Bundesliga.Bayern took the lead against the run of play with a fine 67th-minute shot from Toni Kroos and seven minutes later Mario Goetze slotted in a deserved equaliser for the visitors from a Marco Reus corner.Weidenfeller then pulled off several superb stops in the closing stages including a spectacular one-handed effort to push a point-blank Javi Martinez header past the post."I really do not know what needs to happen for this boy to play international football,” Bayern coach Jupp Heynckes told reporters in reference to the 32-year-old keeper.Bayern, who ended a five-game losing streak against Dortmund but have not beaten their rivals since February 2010, have 38 points and are 11 ahead of the champions who remain third.Second-placed Bayer Leverkusen beat Nuremberg 1-0 to claim their sixth win in seven games.Forward Stefan Kiessling, battling to reclaim a spot in the Germany team, joined four other players on nine goals at the top of the league’s scoring chart when he netted in the 37th minute after good work from Andre Schuerrle.Agencies