Following their 3-1 Cup victory, Eintracht Frankfurt defeated Hamburg again by the same score, this time at home in Matchday 8 of the Bundesliga.
As a result, the “Eagles” moved up to 11 points and 8th place, closing the gap to just two points behind 6th-place Bayer Leverkusen and the European qualification spots. The losing side dropped to 15th place, remaining on nine points and tied with five other teams!
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It was an explosive first quarter of the match, with Eintracht taking the lead in the 10th minute on an own goal by Omari, only to see Hamburg equalize in the 14th minute through Mofi. Eintracht, however, got off to a perfect start in the second half as well, regaining the lead in the 47th minute through Oniedika, while the final 3-1 score was sealed in the 69th minute Ebutalib.
In the other match, Union Berlin and Cologne played to a 1-1 draw in a game where the home team took the lead in the 10th minute through Haberer but saw Cologne score the equalizer in the 79th minute through El Mala.
The schedule for Matchday 8
Friday, Oct. 30
Elversberg–Mainz 4–1
(7′ Kaidel, 26′ Onieka, 45’+1′ Kratenmacher, 90’+1′ Campbell – 90’+2′ Hollerbach)
Saturday, Oct. 31
Bayer Leverkusen vs. Stuttgart 2-4
(28′ Sik, 79′ Masa) – 14′, 65′ Demirović, 22′ Leveling, 51′ El Kanous)
Augsburg vs. Freiburg 1-2
(18′ Gregoritsch – 65′ Matanović, 85′ Irie)
Gladbach–Paderborn 0–0
Werder Bremen-Hoffenheim 2-0
(57′ Filkrug, 82′ Dinki)
Schalke vs. Leipzig 0-2
(37' Nusa, 78' Kartnos)
Bayern Munich vs. Dortmund 2-2
(38′ Laimer, 66′ Upamecano – 60′ Guirassy, 89′ Silva)
Sunday, Nov. 1
Union Berlin vs. Cologne 1-1
(10' Haberer – 79' El Mala)
Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Hamburg 3-1
(10' own goal by Omari, 47' Oniedika, 69' Eboutalib – 14' Mofi)
*Photo source: en.eintracht.de
