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Bundesliga leaders Leverkusen crush Frankfurt 4-0
Nov 6, 2009, 20:38 GMT
Leverkusen, Germany - Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen wasted no time in a 4-0 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt on Friday night.
Leverkusen led 3-0 after 11 minutes, from Stefan Kiessling's short-range effort, a header by Stefan Reinartz and Toni Kroos' blast high into the net from the edge of the penalty area.
Substitute Lars Bender wrapped up matters from a tight left angle in the 86th.
'We played a great match. We got the three points and can be very happy,' said Kroos.
Leverkusen, the only unbeaten team in the league, opened a four- point lead with now 26 points. Werder Bremen and SV Hamburg have 22 each, and Schalke 04 are fourth with 21. Frankfurt are 10th with 16 points.
Schalke are at Bayern Munich on Saturday. Bremen host Borussia Dortmund on Sunday and the same day Hamburg are at Hanover 96.
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