Hertha beat Bayern 2-1 to claim Bundesliga lead

Hertha beat Bayern 2-1 to claim Bundesliga lead Hamburg - Andrey Voronin was the two-goal hero as Hertha Berlin stunned champions Bayern Munich 2-1 on Saturday to claim the Bundesliga lead.

The Ukraine forward Voronin headed home in in the 38th minute and struck again in the 77th in the Olympic stadium to lift Hertha past TSG Hoffenheim into first place they last occupied in October 2006. Miroslav Klose got the temporary equalizer for Munich in the 62nd.

Hertha have 40 points, Hoffenheim 39 after being hammered 4-1 at home by Bayer Leverkusen on Friday, and Munich are third with 38 points. Leverkusen have 36 points and so do SV Hamburg who have Sunday's home game with lowly Arminia Bielefeld in hand.

VfL Wolfsburg got their first away win of the season, 2-0 at Eintracht Frankfurt, Hanover 96 and VfB Stuttgart drew 3-3, Schalke 04 lost 2-1 at VfL Bochum, Werder Bremen were held 1-1 by bottom club Borussia Moenchengladbach, and Cologne and SC Karlsruhe played to a goalless draw. (dpa)

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