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ÖFB ace Junior Adamu

(Bild: Associated Press)

RB Leipzig have dropped points for the first time in the 3rd round of the German Bundesliga! On Saturday, the team of this time suspended coach Marco Rose was held to a 0-0 draw against Union Berlin. Both teams are still unbeaten. Defending champions Bayer Leverkusen won 4:1 at Hoffenheim, while SC Freiburg won 2:1 against VfL Bochum, with Austrian Junior Adamu scoring twice in the second half.

It was Adamu's first two league goals for Freiburg, having only played 15 games in the previous season. In the 58th minute, the number 20 was on the run after a Grifo pass and scored from the edge of the box. Before the second goal just two minutes later, the ball went around like a pinball in the penalty area and Adamu took the final shot a few meters from goal, which was deflected.

The former Salzburg striker had further opportunities before and after that, but missed them. Freiburg were nonetheless able to celebrate their second win of the season. Philipp Lienhart had already been substituted at half-time and Michael Gregoritsch was missing through injury.

Leverkusen dominate opponents Hoffenheim
Leverkusen showed a familiar face from the previous season in the first half and dominated their opponents Hoffenheim. New summer signing Martin Terrier scored the deserved 1:0 for the champions in the 17th minute, while ÖFB team player Alexander Prass was caught out by Victor Boniface's second goal in the 30th minute. Ex-Salzburg player Mergim Bergisha brought Hoffenheim back into the game with his 37th-minute goal, but Florian Wirtz (71st/penalty) and Boniface again (75th) then made it clear.

Leipzig without a top-class scoring chance in the first half
Union Berlin, who started without the Austrians Leopold Querfeld and Christopher Trimmel, closed in on Leipzig and were successful. RB did not create a single top-class scoring chance in the first half. A penalty could have helped after the break, but Lois Openda missed from the spot in the 74th minute. Even the introduction of Christoph Baumgartner in the 79th minute did not change the picture. Like Borussia Dortmund, Leipzig are now on seven points.

In Mönchengladbach, the "Foals" equalized 1-1 against Stuttgart in the 27th minute through Alassane Pléa after an assist from Kevin Stöger, but in the second half Ermedin Demirović dashed the Gladbach fans' hopes of a home win with a double strike (58th/61st). Stuttgart won 3:1, while Wolfsburg, coached by Ralph Hasenhüttl, lost 2:1 to Eintracht Frankfurt. Hasenhüttl again played Patrick Wimmer up top and took him off in the 71st minute.