Hamburg  - TSG Hoffenheim kept their cool with a 3-1 victory in Cologne o reclaim the Bundesliga lead from Bayer Leverkusen who were caught out cold by losing
2-1 at Arminia Bielefeld on Saturday.

As winter weather hit Germany, league top scorer Vedad Ibisevic struck twice for a tally of 16 and fed Demba Ba for the other as promoted Hoffenheim won a tense match in Cologne which both teams ended with 10 men.

Hoffenheim top the bill with 31 points for a three-point advantage over Leverkusen and Bayern Munich. The champions Munich defeated bottum club Energie Cottbus 4-1. Hertha Berlin are also in the frame with 27 points from a 3-2 win at VfL Bochum.

Schalke 04 won 3-1 over Borussia Moenchengladbach, VfL Wolfsburg routed slumping 2007 champions VfB Stuttgart 4-1 and Eintracht Frankfurt hammered Hanover 96
4-0. (dpa)