Bundesliga Round 21 Results: Stuttgart thrash Hertha Berlin while Mainz concede late equaliser against Hannover

Martin Harnik bagged a hat-trick as Bruno Labbadia's team returned to form, while Marko Arnautovic rescued a point for Werder Bremen

Feb 11, 2012 4:45:00 PM

By Enis Koylu

More On :  Hannover 96, Hertha BSC, Hoffenheim, Mainz , SC Freiburg, VfB Stuttgart, VfL Wolfsburg, Werder Bremen
Wolfsburg 3-2 Freiburg
Wolfsburg picked up vital three points to pull away from the relegation scrap by beating Freiburg 3-2.

Petr Jiracek got the hosts off to a great start after five minutes, but they were soon pegged back by a Johannes Flum effort. The parity didn't last long however, with Marcel Schafer putting Wolfsburg back in front. Daniel Caligiuri equalised just before half-time, but soon after the break Jiracek got his second of the game to secure victory for his side.
Borussia Dortmund 1-0 Bayer Leverkusen
Werder Bremen 1-1 Hoffenheim
Bremen lost further ground in their pursuit of Champions League qualification with a 1-1 draw against Hoffenheim.

Jannik Vestergaard got the visitors off to the ideal start after just four minutes, converting a Sebastian Rudy corner. It appeared as though that would be enough for the visitors to secure a victory, but Marko Arnautovic scored an equaliser deep into injury time.

Thomas Schaaf's men now sit seven points behind Borussia Monchengladbach in the race for qualification to Europe's premier competition.
Bayern Munich 2-0 Kaiserslautern

Mainz 1-1 Hannover

Mohamed Zidan's fairytale return to Cocafe Arena continued, with the Egyptian giving his side the lead after just seven minutes. It appeared as though the goal would be enough for Thomas Tuchel's men to secure a vital victory, but Artur Sobiech came off the bench to score a late, late equaliser.
Stuttgart 5-0 Hertha Berlin

Stuttgart recovered from their midweek disappointment by trouncing Hertha Berlin 5-0 at the Mercedes Arena.

After a tight opening period, Hertha Berlin collapsed around the half-hour mark. Vedad Ibisevic put his side ahead, with Martin Harnik adding a second soon after, before Andreas Ottl was dismissed for the visitors. Shinji Okazaki put the hosts into a 3-0 advantage and Harnik grabbed his second just before the break. Harnik wasn't done there, however, completing his hat-trick minutes after the restart.

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