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By Kevin Fylan
FRANKFURT, Feb 19 - Hamburg SV trimmed Bayern
Munich's lead in the Bundesliga to eight points by winning 2-1
away to Eintracht Frankfurt on Sunday.
Piotr Trochowski and Daniel van Buyten got the goals for
Hamburg, who had slipped off the pace after defeats in their
previous two away games.
Bayern remain on course for a successful defence of their
title despite Saturday's 1-1 draw away to Hanover 96.
With 22 games played, the Bavarians have 55 points, with
Hamburg's victory on Sunday taking them back up to second on 47.
Werder Bremen, 1-0 winners away to Borussia Dortmund on
Saturday, are third on 46.
VfB Stuttgart won 2-1 at home to Mainz on Sunday, a first
victory for Armin Veh since he replaced Giovanni Trapattoni as
coach on February 10.
Hamburg were untidy in the first half in Frankfurt, giving
the home side plenty of opportunities, but after taking the lead
for the second time shortly after the break, their first away
win of 2006 never looked in danger.
Trochowski had created the first out of nothing in the 20th
minute, nipping past the covering defender and poking out a boot
to convert a high, hopeful cross from Sergej Barbarez on the
left.
Eintracht kept pressing for an equaliser and it arrived
three minutes after the break, when Alex Meier's header hit Van
Buyten and deflected past the keeper.
Van Buyten made amends seven minutes after the break, calmly
stroking in after being teed up by Trochowski's cut-back.
"We didn't give them a chance after they'd got their
equaliser," coach Thomas Doll said. "We were very disciplined."