BERLIN — Eintracht Frankfurt striker Omar Marmoush continued his blistering run of form in the German Bundesliga with an assist and a goal in his side’s 3-2 win away to Stuttgart.
The Egyptian international enjoyed a dream return to former club Stuttgart, setting up Frankfurt’s first goal and scoring their third in a rollercoaster game.
Marmoush, who has been linked with a move to Liverpool in recent weeks, has now notched up 14 goals and 10 assists in all competitions this season.
The Egypt forward took his tally to 11 goals in 10 league games this season, as many as Bayern Munich star Harry Kane, who scored three penalties to reach his tally. Marmoush has two penalties among his total.
The win saw Frankfurt remain in third, six points adrift of league leaders Bayern Munich and three ahead of reigning champions Bayer Leverkusen, AFP reported.
Meanwhile, last season’s runners-up Stuttgart is now wallowing in mid-table having won only three of their first 10 games.
After surviving an early chance for Marmoush after just three minutes, Stuttgart had the better of the first half and was unfortunate not to take the lead themselves.
The home fans twice had their celebrations cut short in the first half-hour, as Ermedin Demirovic missed a penalty and Julian Chabot had a headed goal ruled out for offside. “It’s more than bitter,” Ermedin Demirovi’c, who earlier missed a penalty for Stuttgart said according to AP. “I feel empty.”
Enzo Millot also grazed the bar on 38 minutes, but it was Frankfurt who finally broke the deadlock just before the break.
As the clock ticked over into added time, Marmoush picked out strike partner Hugo Ekitike with a venomous corner, and the French striker smashed in an unstoppable header.
Nathaniel Brown doubled Frankfurt’s lead 10 minutes into the second half, prodding home from close range after Ansgar Knauff unlocked the Stuttgart defence with a mazy run from midfield.
Marmoush then added a third just after the hour, curling in an unstoppable direct free-kick from around 25 metres.
The goal proved to be decisive as Stuttgart almost launched a miraculous comeback in the dying minutes of the game.
Josha Vagnoman snatched one back for the home side on 86 minutes, before Nick Woltemade prodded home a second four minutes later.
Chris Fuehrich sent Stuttgart into ecstasy when he buried the ball in the back of the net seven minutes into added time, but the goal was ruled out for offside.
RECORD YELLOW CARD
In earlier game, Hoffenheim’s Pavel Kaderabek picked up the joint-fastest yellow card in Bundesliga history during his side’s 0-0 draw with Augsburg.
Former Czech international Kaderabek was booked after just eight seconds for a high elbow against Augsburg’s Dimitris Giannoulis, equalling a record previously held by former Freiburg striker Florian Niederlechner.
The early yellow proved to be the most notable event in an otherwise forgettable game, as the two southern sides cancelled each other out on a chilly afternoon in Augsburg.
The draw left both teams in the bottom half of the table, with Hoffenheim just a point clear of the bottom three in 15th.
Koji Miyoshi scored an 89th minute goal to give strugglers VfL Bochum a 1-1 draw against visiting champions Bayer Leverkusen.
Leverkusen looked to be labouring to a 1-0 win when Miyoshi struck from close range to level, Reuters reported.
Patrik Schick had bagged Leverkusen’s lead after he was sent through by Florian Wirtz with a superb ball and then threaded it through the legs of the Bochum goalkeeper, saw it hit the post and roll in for an 18th minute lead.
Bochum, with new coach Dieter Hecking on the bench, were by no means overrun, working hard in defence to shut down spaces but lacked more clinical finish up front until the late equaliser.
The result left Leverkusen, who lost 4-0 at Liverpool in the Champions League, in fourth place on 17 points, nine off leaders Bayern Munich.
A sensational 28-metre drive from in-form Jamal Musiala gave undefeated Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich a nervous 1-0 victory at St Pauli to open up a six-point lead at the top.
Bayern, fresh from their 1-0 Champions League win over Benfica courtesy of another Musiala goal, had the upper hand at the start.
St Pauli, however, showed few nerves and gradually became more aggressive, carving out a couple of scoring chances of their own.
As the hosts pushed for a goal, however, it was Bayern who struck when Germany midfielder Musiala won possession 30 metres out, took two steps and unleashed a ferocious shot that went in off the crossbar for his fifth league goal.
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