Bremen rallies to snatch draw from Stuttgart

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03/06/2010 - Bremen, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Goals from Hugo Almeida and Torsten Frings in the final 15 minutes allowed Werder Bremen to claim a 2-2 draw against Stuttgart at the Weserstadion on Saturday.

Pavel Pogrebnyak and Sami Khedira provided the visitors with a two-goal lead at halftime, but after Almeida snuck a shot underneath Stuttgart goalkeeper Jens Lehmann, Frings converted from the penalty spot six minutes later after a questionable penalty decision.

The result leaves Bremen four points clear of Stuttgart as both teams continue to push for places in Europe.

Stuttgart went ahead after 15 minutes as Alexander Hleb played a ball into the path of Pogrebnyak and he swept it home from in front of goal, while Bremen's Claudio Pizarro squandered a chance to level the match on the half-hour mark when he failed to beat Lehmann from close range.

Cacau should have doubled Stuttgart's advantage in the 38th minute when he was left alone in front of goal but shot over the crossbar from eight yards. However, the lead would be extended before the break as Khedira headed home Timo Gebhart's right-wing cross in the 43rd minute.

Bremen began to create some chances in the second half and they were rewarded with 15 minutes to play as Per Mertesacker played Almeida into the box and he rolled a shot underneath Lehmann and inside the far post.

It took only six minutes for Bremen to add another goal as Marko Marin got into the box on the left and appeared to go down quite easily with Stefano Celozzi nearby. However, the referee pointed to the penalty spot and Frings made no mistake with his effort, sending the shot into the upper corner of the net to snatch a point.

Bayern Munich could only manage a 1-1 draw with Koln, which leaves them three points clear of second-placed Bayer Leverkusen, which faces Nurnberg on Sunday, while Schalke closed to within two points of Bayern as they handled Eintracht, 4-1.

Hamburg remained in fourth place with a 1-0 win over Hertha Berlin, Edin Dzeko scored twice in Wolfsburg's 4-1 victory against Bochum, Hannover got past Freiburg, 2-1, and Borussia Dortmund cruised by Monchengladbach, 3-0, with two goals from Mohamed Zidan.

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Sept 21 GEORGIA TECH Virginia 17
Sept 22 NEVADA Northwestern 6.5
Sept 23 MICHIGAN Wisconsin 14
Sept 23 Minnesota PURDUE 3
Sept 23 SYRACUSE Miami (Ohio) 6.5
Sept 23 MISSOURI Ohio 21.5
Sept 23 Louisville KANSAS STATE 14
Sept 23 TENNESSEE Marshall 22
Sept 23 CLEMSON North Carolina 16.5
Sept 23 FLORIDA Kentucky 24
Sept 23 Iowa ILLINOIS 20.5
Sept 23 FLORIDA STATE Rice 30.5
Sept 23 AUBURN Buffalo 41.5
Sept 23 BOWLING GREEN Kent 7
Sept 23 NAVY Tulsa 4.5
Sept 23 VIRGINIA TECH Cincinnati 27
Sept 23 BYU Utah State 29
Sept 23 OHIO STATE Penn State 16.5
Sept 23 TEXAS Iowa State 25
Sept 23 Washington State STANFORD 10
Sept 23 CALIFORNIA Arizona State 7.5
Sept 23 UCLA WASHINGTON 3
Sept 23 INDIANA Connecticut 1.5
Sept 23 Central Michigan EASTERN MICHIGAN 4
Sept 23 WYOMING Air Force 1
Sept 23 UTEP NEW MEXICO 9.5
Sept 23 West Virginia EAST CAROLINA 21
Sept 23 Boston College NORTH CAROLINA STATE 7
Sept 23 GEORGIA Colorado 27
Sept 23 ARKANSAS Alabama 1.5
Sept 23 BAYLOR Army 11
Sept 23 WESTERN MICHIGAN Temple 28
Sept 23 MISSISSIPPI Wake Forest 2.5
Sept 23 KANSAS South Florida 5.5
Sept 23 TEXAS A&amp;M Louisiana Tech 23.5
Sept 23 UAB Mississippi State 9.5
Sept 23 LSU Tulane 36
Sept 23 Utah SAN DIEGO STATE 6.5
Sept 23 BOISE STATE Hawaii 15
Sept 23 Notre Dame MICHIGAN STATE 3
Sept 23 USC ARIZONA U 22
Sept 23 Oklahoma State HOUSTON 1
Sept 23 OREGON STATE Idaho 23
Sept 23 OKLAHOMA Middle Tennessee State 29
Sept 23 MARYLAND Florida International 18.5
Sept 23 AKRON North Texas 17.5
Sept 23 SOUTH CAROLINA Florida Atlantic 29.5
Sept 23 NEBRASKA Troy 23
Sept 23 SMU Arkansas State 6

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