BUUNDESLIGA:Bayer win on Lewandowski's debut

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13 Apr 2014 17:55:11
Bayer Leverkusen bounced
back after a recent bad run to
beat Hertha Berlin 2-1 on
Sunday and celebrate a
winning debut for new coach
Sascha Lewandowski.
Leverkusen, who sacked coach Sami Hyypia
last week after only one win in their previous
nine league games, got off to a strong start,
grabbing a first minute lead through Stefan
Kiessling's 15th league goal of the season.
Julian Brandt gave them a two-goal cushion
after Son Heung-min's well-timed pass in
the box.
Hertha, without top striker Adrian Ramos,
came back before the break, cutting the
deficit with Sandro Wagner's header but
rarely threatened in the second half as
Lewandowski celebrated a successful start.
Leverkusen reclaimed fourth place that leads
to the Champions League qualifying rounds
with four games left in the season, a point
ahead of VfL Wolfsburg.
Champions Bayern Munich slumped to a 3-0
defeat by second-placed Borussia Dortmund
on Saturday to see their lead cut to 17 points
with Dortmund three points clear of second-
placed Schalke 04.
© Reuters