Hoffenheim downs Schalke to remain perfect

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09/10/2010 - Sinsheim, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Hoffenheim continued its perfect start to the new Bundesliga season on Friday with a 2-0 win over Schalke at Rhein Neckar Arena.

Isaac Vorsah's goal in the 37th minute put the hosts in front, while an own goal from Schalke goalkeeper Manuel Neuer on the final kick of the game secured the win.

Hoffenheim has now won its first three games to start the season, while Schalke has lost all three of its matches and must regroup for its Champions League opener on Tuesday at Lyon.

Hoffenheim missed two good chances to go in front when Demba Ba smashed a shot over the net from seven yards following a right-wing cross, while Vedad Ibisevic had a low shot from inside the penalty area saved by Neuer.

The opener arrived 12 minutes later from a short corner kick as Andreas Beck's cross was headed inside the right post by Vorsah from eight yards.

One of the few chances that Schalke created in the match came right before the hour mark when a header from Klaas-Jan Huntelaar was tipped off the crossbar by goalkeeper Tom Starke, but the visitors were unable to threaten the net the rest of the way, and a free kick from Sejad Salihovic in the dying seconds struck the post and deflected off of Neuer before rolling into the net.

Bayern Munich will try to rebound from a stunning loss to Kaiserslautern when they face a Werder Bremen side without defender Per Mertesacker, who suffered a broken eye socket while playing for Germany.

Wolfsburg eyes its first win at Borussia Dortmund, Monchengladbach tries to stay unbeaten when Eintracht visits Borussia Park, Hamburg attempts to make it three wins from three games when the club hosts Nurnberg, Bayer Leverkusen visits Hannover and Stuttgart invades Freiburg.

Kaiserslautern hopes to continue its surprising start on Sunday when the club visits Mainz, while Cologne looks to bounce back from two successive losses with a win at home against St Pauli.

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