HSV Tops 1860

Soccer365 - Bernardo Romeo netted a decisive second half double as Hamburg collected their first win under Klaus Toppmöller, defeating 1860 Munich 3-1 at the AOL Arena.

The Argentine striker nodded HSV in front on 53 minutes, but Danny Schwarz quickly fired the Lions level.

Romeo repeated his earlier feat with a quarter hour remaining and Iran international Mehdi Mahdavikia wrapped up the points with a late penalty.

Meanwhile, strike tandem Kevin Kuranyi and Imre Szabics each tallied once for Stuttgart, who stayed strong at the top with a 2-0 road win against Eintracht Frankfurt.

Werder Bremen steamrolled hapless hosts Hannover 96 5-1 behind braces from Nelson Valdes and Ivan Klasnic.

A suddenly resurgent Hertha Berlin posted their first home triumph of the campaign, edging Mönchengladbach 2-1 on Alexander Madlung’s late goal.

Alexander Iaschvili celebrated his 100th Bundesliga appearance with a hat trick as Freiburg held off Wolfsburg 3-2.

Finally, VfL Bochum and Hansa Rostock both handed out 4-0 lessons to Cologne and Kaiserslautern, respectively.