The game turned dramatically after the host had Matija Nastasic sent off for a second bookable offence in the 78th minute. One minute later, Ludwig Augustinsson curled a weak Bremen free kick over the wall, Schalke goalkeeper Ralf Faehrmann failed to hold the ball and Max Kruse scored amid a goalmouth scramble. Bremen won the game in stoppage time after Aron Johannsson lifted the ball into the area to Maximilian Eggestein who slipped a shot through Faehrmann's legs after the keeper got his timing wrong and Zlatko Junuzovic slid home the ball. Bayern's win at Mainz was much more straightforward as Ribery drove home from the edge of the area in the 33rd minute before Rodriguez collected a cross on his chest and volleyed home one minute before the break. Gomez scored on the hour, diverting Dennis Aogo's drive into the net from close range, to give Stuttgart a point at Wolfsburg in their first game under new coach Tayfun Korkut, appointed last Sunday. Gomez's last goal for Stuttgart was in May 2009, Since then, he has played for Bayern, Fiorentina, Besiktas and Wolfsburg and been hampered by injury.What today's results mean for the #Bundesliga table... pic.twitter.com/Sc6aNLbc5l
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Wolfsburg had to settle for their 12th draw of the season despite going ahead in the 24th minute through Divock Origi who curled a superb finish wide of Ron-Robert Zieler after Stuttgart lost possession in midfield. Hertha Berlin drew 1-1 at home to Hoffenheim in the other afternoon kickoff.RESULTSMainz 0 Bayern 2 (Ribery 33, James 44)Hertha 1 (Kalou 58) Hoffenheim 1 (Kramaric 39-P)Schalke 1 (Konoplyanka 24) Werder 2 (Kruse 79, Junuzovic 90+3)Wolfsburg 1 (Origi 24) Stuttgart 1 (Gomez 60)Freiburg 0 Leverkusen 0Gladbach 0 Leipzig 1 (Lookman 89) SUNDAY'S MATCHESAugsburg v Frankfurt and Hamburg v Hanover#LewanGOALski erstmal unangefochten ?♀️#Bundesliga pic.twitter.com/7IUpxkoTzi
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