Hazard double sends Gladbach into second place
ByReuters
Updated 04/11/2018 at 19:36 GMT
BERLIN, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Thorgan Hazard scored twice to give Borussia Moenchengladbach a 3-0 victory over lowly Fortuna Dusseldorf on Sunday, sending them second in the Bundesliga.
Thorgan Hazard of Borussia Monchengladbach celebrates with teammates after scoring his team's third goal during the Bundesliga match between Borussia Moenchengladbach and Fortuna Duesseldorf at Borussia-Park on November 4, 2018 in Moenchengladbach, Germa
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Hazard's 48th-minute penalty put the hosts ahead and Jonas Hoffman scored from close range after Gladbach pounced on a Dusseldorf defensive error in the 67th.
The Belgium international then grabbed his second goal of the afternoon with eight minutes remaining with a deflected shot from 12 metres to take his tally to seven goals from the last seven Bundesliga matches.
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Thorgan Hazard of Borussia Monchengladbach celebrates after scoring his team's first goal during the Bundesliga match between Borussia Moenchengladbach and Fortuna Duesseldorf at Borussia-Park on November 4, 2018 in Moenchengladbach, Germany
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It was the hosts' eighth successive home win in the Bundesliga, in a run stretching back to last season, and lifted them to second place, level on points with third-placed Bayern Munich, who drew at home against Freiburg on Saturday.
Fortuna are in 17th place on five points while Borussia Dortmund are top on 24 points following a 1-0 win over VfL Wolfsburg on Saturday.
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