Bochum draw Moenchengladbach 2-2 in German Bundesliga

Bochum draw Moenchengladbach 2-2 in German Bundesliga

BERLIN, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- VfL Bochum were held to a 2-2 draw by visitors Borussia Moenchengladbach in a Bundesliga match played on Friday.

The struggling visitors took a one-goal lead into the change rooms after Steve Gohouri managed to head a cross from Marko Marin into goal on the half hour.

Bochum equalized ten minutes into the second half when Christoph Dabrowski scored after a defensive slip-up.

Turkish international striker Sinan Kaloglu put Bochum in front in the 77th minute with a free header, but their lead lasted just two minutes as Thomas Kleine pushed the ball over the line after a goal-mouth scramble.

The result moved Moenchengladbach one place from the bottom after switching places with Frankfurt. They have four points from their seven games, while Bochum are 14th with seven points.

Table-toppers SV Hamburg are facing challengers Schalke 04 on Sunday. Hamburg lead the standings with 16 points from their seven games, while Hoffenheim and VfB Stuttgart are second and third respectively with 12 points.