Stuttgart dented Hamburg SV's title hopes with a 2-0 victory in their Bundesliga round-32 match that took place on Sunday. Silvio Meissner opened the score for Stuttgart in the 43rd minute before substitute Mario Gomez sealed his side's victory in injury time. Hamburg maintained their third place in the league table with a tally of 47 points, two points behind second-placed Werder Bremen and 11 points behind leaders Bayern Munich, while Stuttgart jumped to fifth position with 33 points. Hamburg lost Daniel van Buyten one minute from fulltime after receiving his marching orders following a second booking. Bayen now can virtually guarantee an uninterrupted run to the Bundiesliga title for this season after Humburg's defeat on his ground, allowing Bremen to leapfrog to second place. Elsewhere, Duisburg defeated 10-man Hertha Berlin 2-1 to elevate their hopes of staying in their top-flight status.
