Bundesliga round-up: Comfortable wins for Schalke and Werder Bremen
Sunday 19 November 2017 19:56, UK
Schalke moved up to second place in the Bundesliga with a 2-0 win over struggling Hamburg in Gelsenkirchen.
Franco Di Santo's early penalty, and a late second from Guido Burgstaller, extended the hosts' run to seven games unbeaten in all competitions.
The result snapped Hamburg's brief revival after a tough start to the campaign and left them hovering just above the relegation zone.
Max Kruse fired a hat-trick as Werder Bremen thrashed Hannover 4-0 to register their first Bundesliga win of the season.
Midfielder Fin Bartels gave Bremen a slender lead at the interval and striker Kruse struck twice in quick succession early in the second half before adding a third in the 78th minute.
Bremen sacked head coach Alexander Nouri at the end of last month and replacement Florian Kohfeldt has guided them to victory in his second game in charge.
Hannover, promoted to the top flight last season, remain eighth in the table, but have lost four of their last six league matches.
