BERLIN, Nov 1 - Hoffenheim beat hosts Freiburg 1-0
thanks to a superb first-half goal by Brazilian striker
Maicosuel to move up to fifth place in the Bundesliga on Sunday.
The win put Hoffenheim on 20 points, three behind leaders
Bayer Leverkusen, who drew 2-2 with fourth-placed Schalke 04 on
Saturday. Werder Bremen are second on 22, with Hamburg SV level
on points in third.
Hoffenheim were the better side, dominating throughout the
match with striker Vedad Ibisevic missing early chances.
Their pressure paid off when Maicosuel threaded an 18-metre
curled shot past two Freiburg defenders five minutes before the
break.
Hoffenheim's Carlos Eduardo and Andreas Ibertsberger came
close early in the second half before Freiburg's Mohamadou
Idrissou squandered the hosts' best chance when he headed wide
from two metres in the 62nd minute.
(Writing by Karolos Grohmann; Editing by Sonia Oxley; To query
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