Dortmund wins 1-0 at Leipzig to stay 6 clear in Bundesliga

By: The Associated Press Posted: 11:05 AM CST Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019 Last Modified: 2:28 PM CST Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019

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BERLIN - Borussia Dortmund goalkeeper Roman Buerki starred in a 1-0 win at Leipzig that kept the Bundesliga leader six points clear of Bayern Munich on Saturday.

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BERLIN - Borussia Dortmund goalkeeper Roman Buerki starred in a 1-0 win at Leipzig that kept the Bundesliga leader six points clear of Bayern Munich on Saturday.

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BERLIN – Borussia Dortmund goalkeeper Roman Buerki starred in a 1-0 win at Leipzig that kept the Bundesliga leader six points clear of Bayern Munich on Saturday.

The home side pushed hard for an equalizer after Axel Witsel’s early strike for Dortmund, but Buerki was consistently in the right place at the right time to keep his team ahead.

Marcel Sabitzer should have levelled after the break, and again midway through the second half, but Buerki got the better of their one-on-one situations.

Frankfurt's Filip Kostic, right, und Freiburg's Lukas Kuebler fight for the ball during a Bundesliga soccer match between Eintracht Frankfurt and SC Freiburg in Frankfurt, Germany, Saturday, Jan.19, 2019. (Arne Dedert/dpa via AP)

Witsel fired the visitors ahead in the 19th minute, blasting the ball in off the underside of the crossbar after Lukasz Piszczek helped on a corner.

“The first half was good, the second half we suffered a little too much,” Witsel said. “In the end we are happy.”

Dortmund substitute Paco Alcacer struck the crossbar in the last minute, and the Spanish striker also had a goal ruled out for offside earlier.

French forward Jean-Kevin Augustin went close late on for Leipzig, which remained in fourth spot, five points behind Borussia Moenchengladbach after 18 matches.

United States midfielder Tyler Adams, signed by Leipzig from sister club New York Red Bulls during the winter transfer window, remained on the bench for the home side.

BOSZ DEBUT RUINED

Alassane Plea scored as Moenchengladbach consolidated third place with a 1-0 win at local rival Bayer Leverkusen.

The France forward struck with the visitors’ first shot on goal in the 37th minute, ruining Peter Bosz’s debut as Leverkusen coach.

Bosz, who formerly coached Dortmund, has replaced Heiko Herrlich, who was fired on Dec. 23 despite a run of four wins from five games in all competitions. The club said there had been a “stagnation” in development.

Leverkusen's Lars Bender, right, und Moenchengladbach's Oscar Wendt fight for the ballduring a Bundesliga soccer match between Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Moenchengladbach in Leverkusen, Germany, Saturday, Jan.19, 2019. (Rolf Vennenbernd/dpa via AP)

STUTTGART DRAMA

Mainz held on to win 3-2 at Stuttgart despite the home side’s rally with two late goals. Stuttgart also hit the post in the final minutes and had a penalty appeal turned down.

Eintracht Frankfurt won 3-1 at home against Freiburg, Fortuna Duesseldorf beat Augsburg 2-1 and Werder Bremen won 1-0 at Hannover.

Second-placed Bayern defeated Hoffenheim 3-1 on Friday when the league resumed after a break of almost four weeks.

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