Bayer Leverkusen beat FC Cologne 2-1 at RheinEnergieStadion in the Bundesliga on Nov. 8, with Aleix García and Patrik Schick scoring their goals, according to ESPN.
Cologne scored in second-half stoppage time through Said El Mala, after Schick had extended Leverkusen's lead in the 85th minute. The result left Leverkusen with five wins from nine matches.
García opened the scoring in the seventh minute, giving Leverkusen a lead they held through the rest of the first half. His goal was the only one before the interval.
Schick made it 2-0 with five minutes of normal time remaining. El Mala then scored Cologne's only goal in the second minute of stoppage time, bringing the final margin to one goal.
Cologne finished the match with a record of two wins, three draws and four defeats. Leverkusen's record stood at five wins, one draw and three defeats after the victory.
SC Freiburg beat 1. FC Union Berlin 2-0 at Europa-Park Stadion on the same date. A Rani Khedira own goal and a goal from Yuito Suzuki accounted for Freiburg's two goals.
The teams reached halftime without a goal before Khedira's own goal put Freiburg ahead in the 55th minute. Suzuki added their second in the 67th, 12 minutes after the opener.
Freiburg kept that two-goal lead through the final whistle, recording the only victory without conceding among the day's three completed matches. Both of their goals came after halftime.
The win left Freiburg with six victories, one draw and two defeats from nine matches. Union Berlin finished with one win, four draws and four defeats over the same number of games.
TSG Hoffenheim defeated Schalke 04 2-1 at PreZero Arena, also on Nov. 8. Fisnik Asllani and Tim Lemperle scored for Hoffenheim before Junior Adamu scored for Schalke.
Asllani put Hoffenheim ahead in the 10th minute, and Lemperle doubled the lead in the 26th. Hoffenheim took that two-goal advantage into halftime, with Schalke's goal coming after the break.
Adamu scored in the 81st minute to make it 2-1. The score held through the end of the match, giving Hoffenheim their fourth win in nine league games.
Hoffenheim's record stood at four wins, no draws and five defeats. Schalke ended the match with one win, three draws and five defeats, having scored once after conceding twice before halftime.
