Bremen secure second spot
18 May 2008 - 13:17:10
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- Bremen secure second spot
Werder Bremen held off the challenge of Schalke to claim the runners-up spot in the Bundesliga in the final round of fixtures.
Markus Rosenberg's 80th minute winner for Thomas Schaaf's side against B Leverkusen's saw them clinch second spot behind runaway champions Bayern Munich.
Leverkusen also saw their UEFA Cup hopes ended by the defeat, while the three points for Werder rendered Schalke's own 2-0 victory at Nurnberg as purely academic.
Elsewhere, Luca Toni claimed a hat-trick as Bayern brought the curtain down on their successful domestic campaign with a 4-1 thrashing of Hertha Berlin.
Hamburg claimed fourth spot and a place in the UEFA Cup after firing seven goals without reply past mid-table Karlsruhe.
Wolfsburg were also able to celebrate on the final day after their 4-2 win at Borussia Dortmund allowed Josef Eichkorn's side to secure a fifth-placed finish.
Outgoing champions Stuttgart missed out on European football after they were held to a disappointing 2-2 draw by Arm Bielefeld.
Elsewhere, already-relegated Hansa Rostock finished their season on a high with a 2-1 win at Bochum, while rock-bottom Duisburg were soundly beaten 4-2 at Eintracht Frankfurt.
Mid-table Hannover thrashed Energie Cottbus 4-0 at the AWD-Arena.