Schalke captain Benedikt Hoewedes equalized to give his side a 1-1 draw against Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga on Saturday, denying Xabi Alonso a win on his debut for the German champions.<\/p>\n
World Cup winner Hoewedes bundled the ball over the line in the 62nd minute as Alonso’s desperate attempt to clear came back off the Schalke defender’s left arm.<\/p>\n
Referee Marco Fritz felt the contact was unintentional and the goal was given despite Bayern protests.<\/p>\n
“It wouldn’t have been a goal if his arm wasn’t there,” said goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, who conceded for the first time against his former club since switching sides in 2011.<\/p>\n
Robert Lewandowski opened the scoring in the 10th after carving open the Schalke defense with Sebastian Rode.<\/p>\n
Ralf Faehrmann had already made crucial saves from Thomas Mueller and Lewandowski before the Polish striker scored.<\/p>\n
The 32-year-old Alonso, who joined from Real Madrid the day before, impressed as Bayern dominated early on but Schalke gradually improved and finished the game strongly.<\/p>\n
In another Bundesliga fixture on Saturday, Bayer Leverkusen twice came from behind to defeat Hertha Berlin 4-2 to maintain their winning start, while newly promoted Paderborn claimed its first ever win in the Bundesliga.<\/p>\n
Paderborn won 3-0 at Hamburger SV with goals from Elias Kachunga, Mario Vrancic and Moritz Stoppelkamp.<\/p>\n
Wolfsburg drew with Eintracht Frankfurt 2-2, Werder Bremen drew 1-1 with Hoffenheim and Cologne won 2-0 at Stuttgart.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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