Late Beier strike hands Dortmund crucial home win

BERLIN: Maximilian Beier scored in the 80th minute to send Borussia Dortmund to the top of the Bundesliga after a hard-fought 1-0 home win over Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday.

In a game with few clear chances, Jobe Bellingham came off the bench and made an immediate impact, threading a clever pass for fellow substitute Beier to score.

The victory was Dortmund's first since mid-September and moved Niko Kovac's side three points clear at the top of the table.

"We've got a great team. Maxi struck that shot really well. I'm happy for the lad." Kovac said.

Meanwhile, Niclas Fuellkrug scored for the sixth straight Bundesliga match as his Werder Bremen side won 3-2 at Mainz.

Fuellkrug converted two penalties inside the opening 25 minutes to notch up a second straight Bundesliga brace.

RB Leipzig recovered from their 4-1 midweek defeat at Real Madrid with a 4-0 home win over promoted Elversberg.

Romulo struck twice, while Tidiam Gomis and Christoph Baumgartner also scored as the hosts climbed to fifth. — AFP